Jeremiah 14:13:11Jer.14.13.W11TAB

וְרָעָ֖ב

veraav

and famine

Transliteration
ve-ra-AV
Extended
veh-raa-AAV
IPA
/vəraːˈʕaːv/

Meaning by language

English
and famine

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Result
וְ + רָ + עָ֖ב
ve + ra + av
veraav

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ra-AV

  2. clause

    va-o-MAR a-HAH a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE han-ne-vi-IM o-me-RIM la-HEM lo-ti-re-U KHE-rev ve-ra-AV lo-yih-ye la-KHEM

  3. sentence

    va-o-MAR a-HAH a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE han-ne-vi-IM o-me-RIM la-HEM lo-ti-re-U KHE-rev ve-ra-AV lo-yih-ye la-KHEM ki-she-LOM e-MET e-TEN la-KHEM bam-ma-KOM haz-ZE

Root and etymology

Rootresh–ayin–bet

famine

In contextJeremiah 14:13

And I said, “Ah, Lord GOD , behold, the prophets are saying to them, ‘You will not see the sword, and famine will not be for you, but assured peace I will give you in this place.’”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 14:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 14:13, so the Hebrew word וְרָעָ֖ב (veraav) 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.14.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.13.W11.S1) and character.