Jeremiah 13:14:12Jer.13.14.W12TAB
מֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃
mehashekhitam
“from destroying them”
- Transliteration
- me-ha-she-khi-TAM
- Extended
- mee-hah-sheh-khih-TAAM
- IPA
- /meːhaʃ.ħiːˈt̪aːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from destroying them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ha-she-khi-TAM
- clause
lo-e-kh-MOL ve-lo-a-KHUS ve-LO a-ra-KHEM me-ha-she-khi-TAM
- sentence
ve-nip-TSAT-tim ISH el-a-KHI-av ve-ha-a-VOT ve-ha-ba-NIM yakh-DAV ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH lo-e-kh-MOL ve-lo-a-KHUS ve-LO a-ra-KHEM me-ha-she-khi-TAM
Exegesis
The final clause me-hashchitam {מֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם | mē-haš-ḥî-ṯām} is rendered as definitive destruction, preserving the Hebrew intent.
Root and etymology
š-ḥ-tshin–chet–tav
“to destroy”
In context — Jeremiah 13:14
And I will shatter them, a man against his brother, and the fathers and the sons together, declares the LORD . I will not have compassion , nor will I spare, nor will I have mercy; I will destroy them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 13:14, so the Hebrew word מֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ (mehashekhitam) 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.13.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.14.W12.S1) and character.