Jeremiah 13:4:7Jer.13.4.W7TAB
וְקוּם֙
vekum
“and arise”
- Transliteration
- ve-KUM
- Extended
- veh-KOOM
- IPA
- /vəˈquːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and arise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KUM
- clause
ve-KUM LEKH pe-ra-TA ve-tam-NE-hu SHAM bin-KIK ha-sa-LA
- 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 series of coordinated imperatives vequm lekh {וְקוּם לֵ֣ךְ | wəqûm lēḵ} ‘arise, go’ delivers direct, sequential commands.
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 13:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word וְקוּם֙ (vekum) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.4.W7.S1) and character.