Jeremiah 13:16:6Jer.13.16.W6TAB
יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ
yakhshikh
“he brings darkness”
- Transliteration
- ya-kh-SHIKH
- Extended
- yah-kheh-SHIHKH
- IPA
- /jaħˈʃix/
Meaning by language
- English
- he brings darkness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-kh-SHIKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TE-rem ya-kh-SHIKH
- clause
te-NU la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem ka-VOD be-TE-rem ya-kh-SHIKH u-ve-TE-rem yit-na-ge-FU rag-le-KHEM al-ha-RE NA-shef
- sentence
te-NU la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem ka-VOD be-TE-rem ya-kh-SHIKH u-ve-TE-rem yit-na-ge-FU rag-le-KHEM al-ha-RE NA-shef ve-ki-vi-TEM le-OR ve-sa-MAH le-tsal-MA-vet ya-SHIT ve-SHIT la-a-ra-FEL
In context — Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the mountains of twilight ; while you hope for light, He makes it into the shadow of death and sets it into thick darkness.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 13:16, so the Hebrew word יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ (yakhshikh) 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.13.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.16.W6.S1) and character.