Jeremiah 13:21:12Jer.13.21.W12TAB
יֹאחֱז֔וּךְ
yokhezukh
“will seize you”
- Transliteration
- yo-khe-ZU-kh
- Extended
- yoh-kheh-ZOO-kh
- IPA
- /joːʔɛħɛˈzuːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- will seize you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-khe-ZU-kh
- clause
ha-LO kha-va-LIM yo-khe-ZU-kh ke-MO E-shet le-DA
- sentence
ma-to-ME-ri ki-yif-KOD a-LA-yikh ve-AT lim-MAD o-TAM a-LA-yikh a-lu-FIM le-ROSH ha-LO kha-va-LIM yo-khe-ZU-kh ke-MO E-shet le-DA
Exegesis
The noun chavalim {חֲבָלִים | ḥa-ḇā-lîm} ‘birth pangs’ with the imperfect yohezuk {יֹאחֱז֔וּךְ | yō-ḥe-zu-ḵ} ‘they will seize you’ forms a vivid metaphor of involuntary distress.
In context — Jeremiah 13:21
What will you say when He visits you after you have trained them as close allies to be head over you? Will not birth pangs seize you like a woman in labor?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 13:21, so the Hebrew word יֹאחֱז֔וּךְ (yokhezukh) 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.13.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.21.W12.S1) and character.