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
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-sa-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
LO kha-sa-KHU
- 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
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.