Jeremiah 14:10:10Jer.14.10.W10TAB

חָשָׂ֑כוּ

khasakhu

they held back or restrained

Transliteration
kha-sa-KHU
Extended
khaa-sah-KHOO
IPA
/ħaːsɔˈxuː/

Meaning by language

English
they held back or restrained

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
חָ + שָׂ֑ + כוּ
kha + sa + khu
khasakhu

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    kha-sa-KHU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LO kha-sa-KHU

  3. clause

    ko-O-mar Ye-ho-VAH la-AM ha-ZEH KEN a-ha-VU la-NU-a rag-le-E-hem LO kha-sa-KHU

  4. sentence

    ko-O-mar Ye-ho-VAH la-AM ha-ZEH KEN a-ha-VU la-NU-a rag-le-E-hem LO kha-sa-KHU va-ye-ho-VAH LO ra-TSAM a-TA yiz-KOR a-vo-NAM ve-yif-KOD kha-to-TA-m

Exegesis

Rag-lê-hem lōʾ ḥā-sā-ḵû {רַגְלֵיהֶם לֹא חָשָׂכוּ | rag-lê-hem lōʾ ḥā-sā-ḵû} is an idiom for unrestrained behavior.

In contextJeremiah 14:10

“Thus says the LORD to this people: They love to wander; they do not restrain their feet. Therefore the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and attend to their sins.”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 14:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 14:10, so the Hebrew word חָשָׂ֑כוּ (khasakhu) 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.14.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.10.W10.S1) and character.