Jeremiah 13:9:8Jer.13.9.W8TAB
וְאֶת־גְּא֥וֹן
veetgeon
“and the pride of”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ge-ON
- Extended
- veh-eht-geh-OHN
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.ɡəˈʔoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the pride of
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-ge-ON
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-ge-ON ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- 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 direct-object-marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} and conjunction ve-et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet} introduce a parallel structure with ge'on {גְּאוֹן | gə-ʾōn} ‘pride’ applied first to Yehudah {יְהוּדָה | yə-hū-ḏāh} and then to Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלַיִם | yə-rū-šā-láyim}.
Root and etymology
g-ʾ-ngimel–aleph–nun
“exaltation”
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 13:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־גְּא֥וֹן (veetgeon) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.9.W8.S1) and character.