Jeremiah 13:10:13Jer.13.10.W13TAB
אֲחֵרִ֔ים
akherim
“other”
- Transliteration
- a-khe-RIM
- Extended
- ah-kheh-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔăħeːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-khe-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- clause
ha-AM ha-ZEH ha-RA ha-me-a-NIM lish-mo-A et-de-va-RAI ha-hol-KHIM bish-ri-RUT li-BAM va-yel-KHU a-kha-RE e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM le-av-DAM u-le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-HEM
- sentence
ha-AM ha-ZEH ha-RA ha-me-a-NIM lish-mo-A et-de-va-RAI ha-hol-KHIM bish-ri-RUT li-BAM va-yel-KHU a-kha-RE e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM le-av-DAM u-le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-HEM vi-HI ka-E-zor ha-ZEH a-SHER lo-yits-LAKH la-KOL
Exegesis
The wayyiqtol clause vayelakhu acharei {וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי | va-ye-le-khu a-cha-rei} “and they went after” advances the narrative action.
In context — Jeremiah 13:10
This evil people, who refuse to listen to my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart , and go after other gods to serve them and to bow down to them, shall be like this sash, which will not succeed for anything.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Jeremiah 13:10, so the Hebrew word אֲחֵרִ֔ים (akherim) 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.13.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.10.W13.S1) and character.