Jeremiah 14:11:7Jer.14.11.W7TAB
לְטוֹבָֽה׃
letova
“for good or for welfare”
- Transliteration
- le-to-VA
- Extended
- leh-toh-VAA
- IPA
- /lətoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for good or for welfare
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-to-VA
- clause
al-tit-pal-LEL be-ad-ha-AM ha-ZE le-to-VA
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI al-tit-pal-LEL be-ad-ha-AM ha-ZE le-to-VA
Exegesis
The phrase bə-ʿad hā-ʿām haz-zeh {בְּעַד־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה | bə-ʿad hā-ʿām haz-zeh} ‘for this people’ and the infinitival lə-ṭō-ḇāh {לְטוֹבָה | lə-ṭō-ḇāh} ‘for good’ specify the target and intended benefit of the forbidden intercession. The clause structure underscores the reversal of expected intercession in the context of impending judgment.
Root and etymology
RootTet–Vav–Bet
“goodness, benefit”
In context — Jeremiah 14:11
And the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for this people for their good .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 14:11, so the Hebrew word לְטוֹבָֽה׃ (letova) 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.14.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.11.W7.S1) and character.