Jeremiah 13:23:7Jer.13.23.W7TAB
תּוּכְל֣וּ
tukhelu
“are able”
- Transliteration
- tu-khe-LU
- Extended
- too-kheh-LOO
- IPA
- /tuːχəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- are able
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tu-khe-LU
- phraseyour reading level
tu-khe-LU le-he-TIV
- 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 13:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 13:23, so the Hebrew word תּוּכְל֣וּ (tukhelu) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.23.W7.S1) and character.