Jeremiah 13:19:3Jer.13.19.W3TAB
סֻגְּר֖וּ
suggeru
“they are shut up”
- Transliteration
- sug-ge-RU
- Extended
- suhg-geh-ROO
- IPA
- /sug.gəˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they are shut up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sug-ge-RU
- clause
a-RE ha-NE-gev sug-ge-RU ve-EN po-TE-akh
- sentence
a-RE ha-NE-gev sug-ge-RU ve-EN po-TE-akh hog-laat ye-hu-DA ku-LA hog-LAAT she-lo-MIM
Exegesis
The verb suggeru {סֻגְּרוּ | suggərû} ‘were shut’ conveys completed closure.
In context — Jeremiah 13:19
The cities of the Negev are shut up, and there is no one to open them; Judah has been carried away into exile , all of it completely.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 13:19, so the Hebrew word סֻגְּר֖וּ (suggeru) 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.13.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.19.W3.S1) and character.