Jeremiah 13:22:12Jer.13.22.W12TAB
עֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃
akevayikh
“your heels”
- Transliteration
- a-ke-VA-yikh
- Extended
- ah-keh-VAA-yeekh
- IPA
- /ʕăqeːˈvaː.jix/
Meaning by language
- English
- your heels
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
a-ke-VA-yikh
- 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 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
ʿ-q-b
“heel, rear part”
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 13:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word עֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃ (akevayikh) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.22.W12.S1) and character.