Hosea 13:14:7Hos.13.14.W7TAB
דְבָרֶ֜יךָ
devarekha
“your plagues”
- Transliteration
- de-va-RE-kha
- Extended
- deh-vah-REH-khaa
- IPA
- /ðəvaːˈrɛjxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your plagues
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
de-va-RE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
e-HI de-va-RE-kha
- clause
e-HI de-va-RE-kha MA-vet e-HI ka-TAV-kha she-OL NO-kham yis-sa-TER me-e-NAI
- sentence
mi-YAD she-OL ef-DEM mi-MA-vet eg-a-LEM e-HI de-va-RE-kha MA-vet e-HI ka-TAV-kha she-OL NO-kham yis-sa-TER me-e-NAI
Exegesis
The noun devarikha {דְּבָרֶיךָ | də-ḇā-rê-ḵā} appears in the formal translation as ‘your plagues,’ while qatavkha {קָטָבְךָ | qā-ṭāḇ-ḵā} ‘your destruction’ is likewise personified.
In context — Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from Sheol ; I will redeem them from death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your destruction ? Compassion will be hidden from My eyes.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Hosea 13:14, so the Hebrew word דְבָרֶ֜יךָ (devarekha) 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 Hos.13.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.14.W7.S1) and character.