Jeremiah 14:1:4Jer.14.1.W4TAB
אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ
elyirmeyahu
“to Jeremiah”
- Transliteration
- el-yir-me-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-yir-meh-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jir.məˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jeremiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-yir-me-YA-hu
- sentence
a-SHER ha-YA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH el-yir-me-YA-hu al-div-RE ha-bats-tsa-ROT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el Yirmeyahu {אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ | ʾel yir-mə-yā-hū} indicates the recipient.
Root and etymology
r-m-yresh–mem–yod
“Yahweh exalts”
In context — Jeremiah 14:1
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 14:1, so the Hebrew word אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ (elyirmeyahu) 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.14.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.1.W4.S1) and character.