Jeremiah 14:10:8Jer.14.10.W8TAB

רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם

ragleehem

their feet

Transliteration
rag-le-E-hem
Extended
rahg-leh-EE-hehm
IPA
/ragleːˈheː.hem/

Meaning by language

English
their feet

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
רַ + גְ + לֵי + הֶ֖ם
rag + le + e + hem
ragleehem

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Gimelg as in good
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    rag-le-E-hem

  2. 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

  3. 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 14:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 14:10, so the Hebrew word רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם (ragleehem) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.10.W8.S1) and character.