Jeremiah 13:24:2Jer.13.24.W2TAB
כְּקַשׁ־עוֹבֵ֑ר
kekashover
“like chaff passing by”
- Transliteration
- ke-KASH-o-VER
- Extended
- keh-KASH-oh-VEER
- IPA
- /kəkɑʃ.ʕoːˈveːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- like chaff passing by
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-KASH-o-VER
- clause
va-a-fi-TSHEM ke-KASH-o-VER
- sentence
va-a-fi-TSHEM ke-KASH-o-VER le-RU-akh mid-BAR
Exegesis
The comparative particle kə {כְּ | kə} introduces the simile with the noun kash {קַשׁ | kāš} in construct linked by maqqef to the participle ʿover {עוֹבֵר | ʿō-ḇêr}, forming kə-kāš-ʿōvēr ‘like stubble passing.’
Root and etymology
Rootqoph–shin–shin
“stubble, dried stalks”
In context — Jeremiah 13:24
And I will scatter them like stubble that passes before the wind of the wilderness .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 13:24, so the Hebrew word כְּקַשׁ־עוֹבֵ֑ר (kekashover) 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.13.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.24.W2.S1) and character.