Jeremiah 13:25:2Jer.13.25.W2TAB
גוֹרָלֵ֧ךְ
goralekh
“your lot”
- Transliteration
- go-ra-LEKH
- Extended
- goh-rah-LEEKH
- IPA
- /ɡoː.raːˈleːχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- your lot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
go-ra-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
ZE go-ra-LEKH me-NAT-mi-da-YIKH
- clause
ZE go-ra-LEKH me-NAT-mi-da-YIKH me-i-TI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ZE go-ra-LEKH me-NAT-mi-da-YIKH me-i-TI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER sha-kha-KHAT o-TI va-tiv-te-KHI ba-sha-KER
Exegesis
It follows a maqqef-linked construct pair gorālekh {גוֹרָלֵךְ | gō-rā-lekh} 'your lot' and menat-middayāyikh {מְנָת־מִדַּיִךְ | mĕnâṯ middāyyāḵ} 'portion of your measures', creating a parallelism that highlights the personalized nature of the pronouncement.
Root and etymology
g-r-lgimel–resh–lamed
“lot”
In context — Jeremiah 13:25
This is your lot , the portion of your measures from Me, declares the LORD , because you have forgotten Me and have trusted in falsehood.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 13:25, so the Hebrew word גוֹרָלֵ֧ךְ (goralekh) 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.13.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.25.W2.S1) and character.