Jeremiah 13:4:6Jer.13.4.W6TAB
עַל־מָתְנֶ֑יךָ
almatenekha
“on your waist”
- Transliteration
- al-ma-te-NE-kha
- Extended
- ahl-maa-teh-NEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʕal.maːθəˈnɛjxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on your waist
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ma-te-NE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER al-ma-te-NE-kha
- clause
KAKH et-ha-e-ZOR a-SHER ka-NI-ta a-SHER al-ma-te-NE-kha
- sentence
KAKH et-ha-e-ZOR a-SHER ka-NI-ta a-SHER al-ma-te-NE-kha ve-KUM LEKH pe-ra-TA ve-tam-NE-hu SHAM bin-KIK ha-sa-LA
Exegesis
The noun ha-ezor {הָאֵז֛וֹר | hāʾēzôr} ‘the belt’ is specified by two relative clauses introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾašer}, first clarifying that it is the belt Jeremiah bought (qanita {קָנִ֖יתָ | qānîtā} ‘you have bought’) and then noting its location upon his waist (motneikha {מָתְנֶ֑יךָ | mōtənêḵā}).
Root and etymology
Rootmem–tav–nun
“loins”
In context — Jeremiah 13:4
Take the belt that you bought, which is around your loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word עַל־מָתְנֶ֑יךָ (almatenekha) 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.13.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.4.W6.S1) and character.