Jeremiah 14:10:6Jer.14.10.W6TAB
אָֽהֲבוּ֙
ahavu
“they loved”
- Transliteration
- a-ha-VU
- Extended
- aa-hah-VOO
- IPA
- /ʔaːhăˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they loved
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-ha-VU
- phraseyour reading level
KEN a-ha-VU
- 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
The adverb + perfect construction kēn ā-hă-ḇû lā-nû-ʿaʿ {כֵּן אָֽהֲבוּ לָנוּעַ | kēn ā-hă-ḇû lā-nû-ʿaʿ} conveys habitual desire “thus they love to wander.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-h-bʾ–h–b
“to love, desire”
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 14:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 14:10, so the Hebrew word אָֽהֲבוּ֙ (ahavu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.10.W6.S1) and character.