Jeremiah 13:22:10Jer.13.22.W10TAB
שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ
shulayikh
“your skirts or your hems”
- Transliteration
- shu-la-YIKH
- Extended
- shoo-lah-YEEkh
- IPA
- /ʃuːlaˈjix/
Meaning by language
- English
- your skirts or your hems
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
shu-la-YIKH
- phraseyour reading level
nig-LU shu-la-YIKH
- clause
be-ROV a-vo-NEKH nig-LU shu-la-YIKH ne-khe-MSU a-ke-VA-yikh
- sentence
ve-KHI to-me-RI bil-va-VEKH ma-DU-a ke-ra-U-ni E-leh be-ROV a-vo-NEKH nig-LU shu-la-YIKH ne-khe-MSU a-ke-VA-yikh
Exegesis
The merism shulayikh and aqevayikh {שׁוּלַיִךְ וְעֲקֵבָיִךְ | shū-lay-ê-ḵ ’ă-qê-ḇā-yê-ḵ} ‘your skirts and your heels’ underscores comprehensive humiliation.
Root and etymology
š-w-l
“skirt, border”
In context — Jeremiah 13:22
And if you say in your heart, “Why have these things happened to me?” it is on account of the greatness of your iniquity that your skirts have been uncovered and your heels have been violated.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:22:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ (shulayikh) 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.13.22.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.22.W10.S1) and character.