Ezekiel 23:39:3Ezek.23.39.W3TAB
לְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔ם
legillulehem
“to their idols”
- Transliteration
- le-gil-lu-le-HEM
- Extended
- leh-ghil-loo-leh-HEHM
- IPA
- /ləɣil.luːleːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to their idols
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-gil-lu-le-HEM
- clause
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
- 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
Le-gilluleihem {לְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֔ם | lə-gil-lû-lê-hem} “to their idols” expresses purpose.
Root and etymology
Rootgll
“shapeless thing, idol”
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 23:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 23:39, so the Hebrew word לְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔ם (legillulehem) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.39.W3.S1) and character.