Jeremiah 13:27:14Jer.13.27.W14TAB
אַחֲרֵ֥י
akhare
“after”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RE
- Extended
- ah-khah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħăˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- after
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-kha-RE
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-RE ma-TAI
- clause
OI LAKH ye-ru-sha-LA-yim LO tit-ha-RI a-kha-RE ma-TAI OD
- sentence
ni-u-FA-yikh u-mits-ha-lo-TA-yikh ZIM-mat ze-nu-TEKH al-ge-VA-ot ba-sa-DE ra-I-ti shi-ku-TSA-yikh OI LAKH ye-ru-sha-LA-yim LO tit-ha-RI a-kha-RE ma-TAI OD
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase acharei matai od {אַחֲרֵ֥י מָתַ֖י עֹֽד | ʾaḥărê mātāy ʿôḏ} expresses exasperated urgency regarding moral renewal.
In context — Jeremiah 13:27
I have seen your adulteries and your neighings—the lewdness of your harlotry on the hills in the field—and your abominations. Woe to you, Jerusalem ! Will you not be made clean? When shall it once be?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:27:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 13:27, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֵ֥י (akhare) 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.13.27.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.27.W14.S1) and character.