Zechariah 14:20:12Zech.14.20.W12TAB
כַּמִּזְרָקִ֖ים
kamizrakim
“like the bowls”
- Transliteration
- ka-miz-ra-KIM
- Extended
- kah-mihz-rah-KEEM
- IPA
- /kam.mizraːˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the bowls
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-miz-ra-KIM
- clause
ve-ha-YA ha-si-ROT be-VET ye-ho-VAH ka-miz-ra-KIM lif-NE ha-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE al-me-tsi-LOT ha-SUS KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA ha-si-ROT be-VET ye-ho-VAH ka-miz-ra-KIM lif-NE ha-miz-BE-akh
Exegesis
The comparative ka-mizrāqîm lifnê ham-mizbē’aḥ {כַּמִּזְרָקִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ | ka-mizrāqîm lifnê ham-mizbē’aḥ} emphasizes equal sanctity before the altar. This parallelism expands divine holiness from ceremonial gear to everyday vessels.
Root and etymology
z-r-qzayin–resh–qof
“to sprinkle”
In context — Zechariah 14:20
On that day, the bells of the horses will bear the inscription “Holiness to the LORD ,” and the pots in the house of the LORD will be like the bowls before the altar.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Zechariah 14:20, so the Hebrew word כַּמִּזְרָקִ֖ים (kamizrakim) 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 Zech.14.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.20.W12.S1) and character.