Jeremiah 14:15:12Jer.14.15.W12TAB

וְרָעָ֔ב

veraav

“and famine”

Transliteration: ve-ra-AV
Extended: veh-rah-AAV
IPA: /vəraˈʕaːv/

Meaning by language

English: and famine

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וְ + רָ + עָ֔ב

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ve + ra + av

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veraav

Alphabet Analysis

	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Ayin	deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Bet	b with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

word
ve-ra-AV
phraseyour reading level
KHE-rev ve-ra-AV
clause
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-niv-be-IM bish-MI va-a-NI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-HE-ma o-me-RIM KHE-rev ve-ra-AV LO yih-ye ba-A-rets ha-ZOT
sentence
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-niv-be-IM bish-MI va-a-NI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-HE-ma o-me-RIM KHE-rev ve-ra-AV LO yih-ye ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV yit-ta-MU ha-ne-vi-IM ha-HE-ma

Exegesis

The participle ʾom-rîm {אֹֽמְרִ֔ים | ʾom-rîm} ‘they are saying’ introduces the false assertion ḥe-reḇ wə-rā-ʿāḇ lō yih-yeh bā-ʾāreṣ haz-zōṯ {חֶ֣רֶב וְרָעָ֔ב לֹ֥א יִהְיֶ֖ה בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֑את | ḥe-reḇ wə-rā-ʿāḇ lō yih-yeh bā-ʾā-reṣ haz-zōṯ} ‘“sword and famine shall not be in this land.”’

Root and etymology

Rootresh–ayin–bet

“famine”

In context — Jeremiah 14:15

Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them: they say, “Sword and famine shall not be in this land.” By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 14:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 14:15, so the Hebrew word וְרָעָ֔ב (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.14.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.15.W12.S1) and character.

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