Jeremiah 14:17:3Jer.14.17.W3TAB

אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר

ethadavar

{direct object} the word

Transliteration
et-ha-da-VAR
Extended
eht-hah-dah-VAAR
IPA
/ʔɛt.had.daˈvaːr/

Meaning by language

English
{direct object} the word

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + הַ + דָּ + בָ֣ר
et + ha + da + var
ethadavar

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-ha-da-VAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE

  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.

Root and etymology

d-b-rdalet–bet–resh

speech

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 14:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 14:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר (ethadavar) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.17.W3.S1) and character.