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
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
rag-le-E-hem
- 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 14:10:8 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.