Jeremiah 14:17:2Jer.14.17.W2TAB

אֲלֵיהֶם֙

alehem

to them

Transliteration
a-le-HEM
Extended
ah-leh-HEHM
IPA
/ʔăleːˈhɛm/

Meaning by language

English
to them

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Result
אֲ + לֵי + הֶם֙
a + le + hem
alehem

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-le-HEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM

  3. clause

    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

  4. 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 phrase aleihem et hadavar hazzeh {אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה | ʾă-lê-hem ʾet ha-dā-var ha-zzeh} introduces the audience and the message.

In contextJeremiah 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 14:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 14:17, so the Hebrew word אֲלֵיהֶם֙ (alehem) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.17.W2.S1) and character.