Jeremiah 14:17:12Jer.14.17.W12TAB
שֶׁ֨בֶר
shever
“a fracture or breaking”
- Transliteration
- SHE-ver
- Extended
- SHEH-vehr
- IPA
- /ˈʃɛ.vɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a fracture or breaking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-ver
- phraseyour reading level
KI SHE-ver ga-DOL
- clause
KI SHE-ver ga-DOL nish-be-RA be-tu-LAT bat-a-MI ma-KA nakh-LA me-OD
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE te-RAD-na e-NAI dim-A LAI-la ve-yo-MAM ve-al-tid-me-NA KI SHE-ver ga-DOL nish-be-RA be-tu-LAT bat-a-MI ma-KA nakh-LA me-OD
Exegesis
The coordinated noun phrases shever gadol {שֶׁבֶר גָּדֹול | še-ver gā-dōl} and makkah nachlah meod {מַכָּה נַחְלָה מְאֹד | makkāh naḥ-lāh me-ʾōd} detail the nature and severity of the affliction. The translation shifts from Hebrew VSO to English SVO while preserving parallelism and emotive progression.
Root and etymology
š-b-rshin–bet–resh
“to break”
In context — Jeremiah 14:17
And you shall say to them this word: "Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 14:17, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֨בֶר (shever) 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.14.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.17.W12.S1) and character.