מֵחֲרוֹן

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מֵחֲרוֹן

   me-kha-RON

   from the fierceness
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מֵחֲרוֹן אַפּ֔וֹ

   me-kha-RON a-PO

   from the fierceness of his anger
3. clause🔊 וְלֹֽא־יִדְבַּק בְּיָדְךָ֙ מֵא֣וּמָה מִן־הַחֵ֔רֶם לְמַ֣עַן יָשׁ֤וּב יְהוָה֙ מֵחֲרוֹן אַפּ֔וֹ וְנָ֛תַן לְךָ֥ רַחֲמִ֖ים וְרִחַֽמְךָ֑

   ve-LO-yid-BAK be-yad-KHA me-u-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH me-kha-RON a-PO ve-na-TAN le-KHA ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha

   And not shall cling in your hand anything from the devoted thing so that the LORD may turn back from the fierceness of his anger and He will give to you mercy and have compassion on you
4. sentence🔊 וְלֹֽא־יִדְבַּק בְּיָדְךָ֙ מֵא֣וּמָה מִן־הַחֵ֔רֶם לְמַ֣עַן יָשׁ֤וּב יְהוָה֙ מֵחֲרוֹן אַפּ֔וֹ וְנָ֛תַן לְךָ֥ רַחֲמִ֖ים וְרִחַֽמְךָ֑ וְהִרְבְּךָ֔ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר נִשְׁבַּ֥ע לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃

   ve-LO-yid-BAK be-yad-KHA me-u-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH me-kha-RON a-PO ve-na-TAN le-KHA ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha ve-hir-BEKH-kha ka-a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha

   And not shall cling in your hand anything from the devoted thing so that the LORD may turn back from the fierceness of his anger and He will give to you mercy and have compassion on you and multiply you as He swore to your fathers

Exegesis

A purpose clause introduced by lemaan {לְמַעַן | lə-ma-ʿan} governs the imperfect yashuv {יָשׁוּב | yā-šūv} ‘he may turn,’ with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as subject and the source phrase mecharon appo {מֵחֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ | mē-ḥă-rôn ʾap-pō} ‘from the burning of his anger.’