Jeremiah 13:27:5Jer.13.27.W5TAB
עַל־גְּבָעוֹת֙
algevaot
“on the hills of”
- Transliteration
- al-ge-VA-ot
- Extended
- ahl-geh-VAA-oht
- IPA
- /ʕal.ɡəvaˈʕoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the hills of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ge-VA-ot
- 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.
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 13:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 13:27, so the Hebrew word עַל־גְּבָעוֹת֙ (algevaot) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.27.W5.S1) and character.