Jeremiah 13:27:4Jer.13.27.W4TAB

זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ

zenutekh

“your whoring”

Transliteration: ze-nu-TEKH
Extended: zeh-noo-TEKH
IPA: /zənuˈteːχ/

Meaning by language

English: your whoring

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

זְ + נוּ + תֵ֔ךְ

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ze + nu + tekh

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zenutekh

Alphabet Analysis

	Zayin	z as in zero
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Nun	n as in new
	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Tav	t as in top
	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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The word

Word in context

word
ze-nu-TEKH
phraseyour reading level
ZIM-mat ze-nu-TEKH
clause
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
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 verse opens with a series of accusatory nouns in construct chains, starting with your adulteries (ni’ufayikh {נִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְ | nîʾûp̄āyîḵ}) and your neighings (u-mitzhalotayikh {וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | û-mîṣhallōṯāyîḵ}), followed by the lewdness-of (zimmăt {זִמַּ֣ת | zimmăt}) your harlotry (zenutayikh {זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ | zənūṯēyîḵ}) on the hills and in the field (al-gev’ot {עַל־גְּבָעוֹת֙ | ʿal gəḇāʿōṯ} and ba-sadeh {בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה | ba-sāḏeh}). These noun phrases emphasize the public exposure of Jerusalem’s indecencies.

Root and etymology

z-n-hzayin–nun–he

“prostitution, unfaithfulness”

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 13:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 13:27, so the Hebrew word זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ (zenutekh) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.27.W4.S1) and character.

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