Hosea 14:3:13Hos.14.3.W13TABWLC Hosea 14:4

יְרֻחַ֥ם

yerukham

is shown mercy

Transliteration
ye-ru-KHAM
Extended
yeh-ruh-KHAHM
IPA
/ʔăˈʃɛr.bəˈχaː/

Meaning by language

English
is shown mercy

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + רֻ + חַ֥ם
ye + ru + kham
yerukham

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ru-KHAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ye-ru-KHAM ya-TOM

  3. clause

    a-SHER-be-KHA ye-ru-KHAM ya-TOM

  4. sentence

    a-SHUR LO yo-shi-E-nu al-SUS LO nir-KAV ve-lo-NO-mar OD e-lo-HE-nu le-ma-A-se ya-DE-nu a-SHER-be-KHA ye-ru-KHAM ya-TOM

Exegesis

The closing relative clause ʾăšer-bəḵā {אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ | ʾăšer-bəḵā} ‘which in You’ provides the theological ground: the passive yəruḥam {יְרֻחַ֥ם | yəruḥam} ‘he will be shown compassion’ presents mercy as something received rather than earned, and yāṯôm {יָתֽוֹם | yāṯôm} ‘orphan’ names the helpless beneficiary, making divine compassion the true basis for Israel’s return.

Root and etymology

consonantsResh–Chet–Mem

show compassion

In contextHosea 14:3

Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will no longer say, “Our gods,” to the work of our hands, for in You the fatherless finds mercy.

About this coordinate

Hosea 14:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Hosea 14:3, so the Hebrew word יְרֻחַ֥ם (yerukham) 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.14.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.3.W13.S1) and character.