Jeremiah 13:23:6Jer.13.23.W6TAB
גַּם־אַתֶּם֙
gamatem
“also you”
- Transliteration
- gam-a-TEM
- Extended
- gahm-ah-TEM
- IPA
- /ɡam.ʔatˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- also you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gam-a-TEM
- clause
gam-a-TEM tu-khe-LU le-he-TIV lim-mu-DE ha-RE-a
- sentence
ha-ya-ha-FOKH ku-SHI O-ro ve-na-MER kha-var-be-bu-ro-TAIV gam-a-TEM tu-khe-LU le-he-TIV lim-mu-DE ha-RE-a
Exegesis
The term gam-atem tukhelu {גַּם־אַתֶּם תּוּכְל֣וּ | gam-ʾa-tem tû-kə-lû} shifts the challenge to the audience, highlighting moral incapacity.
In context — Jeremiah 13:23
Can the Cushite change his skin, or the leopard its spots? Also, can you do good, being ones accustomed to evil ?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 13:23, so the Hebrew word גַּם־אַתֶּם֙ (gamatem) 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.13.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.23.W6.S1) and character.