Jeremiah 13:10:14Jer.13.10.W14TAB
לְעָבְדָ֖ם
leavdam
“to serve them”
- Transliteration
- le-av-DAM
- Extended
- leh-aav-DAAM
- IPA
- /ləʕɔvˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to serve them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-av-DAM
- 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
A chain of participles (hameanim {הַמֵּאֲנִים | ha-me-ʼa-nim} “refusing,” haholkhim {הַהֹלְכִים | ha-hol-ki-m} “walking”) and infinitives (lishmoa {לִשְׁמוֹעַ | li-sh-mo-a‘} “to hear,” leovdam {לְעָבְדָם | le-av-dam} “to serve,” ulehishtachavot {וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת | u-le-his-ta-cha-vot} “to bow down”) portrays persistent idolatrous conduct.
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 13:10:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 13:10, so the Hebrew word לְעָבְדָ֖ם (leavdam) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.10.W14.S1) and character.