Jeremiah 13:22:11Jer.13.22.W11TAB
נֶחְמְס֥וּ
nekhemsu
“were treated violently”
- Transliteration
- ne-khe-MSU
- Extended
- neh-kheh-MSOO
- IPA
- /nɛħməsˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were treated violently
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-khe-MSU
- phraseyour reading level
ne-khe-MSU a-ke-VA-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 Niphal perfect verbs niglu {נִגְלוּ | nîg-lū} ‘have been revealed’ and nekhmesu {נֶחְמְסוּ | neḥ-mə-sū} ‘have been violated’ depict exposure and violent mistreatment.
Root and etymology
ḥ-m-s
“to violate, mistreat”
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 13:22:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word נֶחְמְס֥וּ (nekhemsu) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.22.W11.S1) and character.