Jeremiah 17:23:5Jer.17.23.W5TAB
אֶת־אָזְנָ֑ם
etozenam
“the ear of them or their ear”
- Transliteration
- et-o-ZE-nam
- Extended
- eht-aa-zeh-NAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔɔːzəˈnaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ear of them or their ear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-o-ZE-nam
- clause
ve-LO sha-me-U ve-LO hi-TU et-o-ZE-nam
- sentence
ve-LO sha-me-U ve-LO hi-TU et-o-ZE-nam va-yak-SHU et-ar-pe-AM le-vil-TI sho-me-a she-MO-a u-le-vil-TI ka-KHAT mu-SAR
In context — Jeremiah 17:23
But they did not listen or incline their ear; rather, they stiffened their neck , so as not to hear or receive instruction .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 17:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אָזְנָ֑ם (etozenam) 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 Jer.17.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.23.W5.S1) and character.