Ezekiel 23:5:6Ezek.23.5.W6TAB
אֶל־אַשּׁ֖וּר
elashur
“to Assyria”
- Transliteration
- el-a-SHUR
- Extended
- ehl-ah-SHOOR
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔaʃˈʃuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Assyria
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
el-a-SHUR
- clause
va-ta-e-GAV al-me-a-ha-VE-ha el-a-SHUR ke-ro-VIM
- sentence
va-tiz-ZEN o-ho-LA takh-TAI va-ta-e-GAV al-me-a-ha-VE-ha el-a-SHUR ke-ro-VIM
Exegesis
The compound preposition al-meahaveha {עַל־מְאַהֲבֶיהָ | ʿal-mə-ʾa-ha-ḇe-hā} ‘upon her lovers’ indicates the objects of desire, followed by el-ashshur {אֶל־אַשּׁוּר | ʾel-ʾaš-šûr} ‘toward Assyria’ specifying direction, and qerovim {קְרוֹבִים | qə-rō-ḇîm} ‘neighbors’ defining relational proximity. In translation, Hebrew verb-subject order is rendered in English subject-verb order, preserving possessive nuance and emphasizing covenant unfaithfulness.
In context — Ezekiel 23:5
Aholah played the harlot under Me , and she lusted after her lovers, toward the Assyrians, her near ones .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 23:5, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַשּׁ֖וּר (elashur) 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.23.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.5.W6.S1) and character.