Jeremiah 13:9:5Jer.13.9.W5TAB
אַשְׁחִ֞ית
ashekhit
“I will ruin”
- Transliteration
- a-she-KHIT
- Extended
- ah-sheh-KHIHT
- IPA
- /ʔaʃ.ħiˈt/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will ruin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
a-she-KHIT
- clause
KA-kha a-she-KHIT et-ge-ON ye-hu-DA ve-et-ge-ON ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ha-RAV
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH KA-kha a-she-KHIT et-ge-ON ye-hu-DA ve-et-ge-ON ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ha-RAV
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect ashchit {אַשְׁחִית | ʾaš-ḥîṯ} conveys causative destruction.
Root and etymology
š-ḥ-tshin–chet–tav
“to destroy, corrupt”
In context — Jeremiah 13:9
Thus says the LORD : "In this way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem ."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word אַשְׁחִ֞ית (ashekhit) 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.13.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.9.W5.S1) and character.