Ezekiel 23:39:11Ezek.23.39.W11TAB
בְּת֥וֹךְ
betokh
“in the midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈt̪oːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH be-TI
- clause
ve-hin-NE-kho A-su be-TOKH be-TI
- sentence
u-ve-sha-kha-TAM et-be-ne-HEM le-gil-lu-le-HEM va-ya-VO-u el-mik-da-SHI ba-YOM ha-HU le-khal-le-LO ve-hin-NE-kho A-su be-TOKH be-TI
Exegesis
The clause asu betoch beiti {עָשׂ֖וּ בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתִֽי | ʿā-śû bə-tōḵ bē-tî} “they did in the midst of my house” returns to the personal desecration of the sacred space.
In context — Ezekiel 23:39
When they slaughtered their sons for their idols, then they came into My sanctuary on that same day to profane it; and behold, this is what they did in the midst of My house.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:39:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 23:39, so the Hebrew word בְּת֥וֹךְ (betokh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ezek.23.39.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.39.W11.S1) and character.