Jeremiah 14:18:4Jer.14.18.W4TAB
חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב
khallekherev
“those slain of sword”
- Transliteration
- khal-le-KHE-rev
- Extended
- khahl-leh-KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /ħal.leːˈħɛ.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- those slain of sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khal-le-KHE-rev
- clause
im-ya-TSA-ti ha-sa-DE ve-hin-NE khal-le-KHE-rev ve-IM ba-TI ha-IR ve-hin-NE ta-kha-lu-E ra-AV
- sentence
im-ya-TSA-ti ha-sa-DE ve-hin-NE khal-le-KHE-rev ve-IM ba-TI ha-IR ve-hin-NE ta-kha-lu-E ra-AV ki-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN sa-kha-RU el-E-rets ve-LO ya-DE-u
Exegesis
The exclamatory vehinneh {وְהִנֵּה֙ | wə-hin-nēh} introduces sudden vision of challelei-cherev {חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב | ḥal-lê-ḥe-rev} ‘slain by the sword.’
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-vchet–resh–vav
“sword, weapon”
In context — Jeremiah 14:18
If I go out into the field, behold the slain by the sword! And if I enter the city, behold the diseases of famine! For both the prophet and the priest roam through the land and have no understanding .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 14:18, so the Hebrew word חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב (khallekherev) 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.14.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.18.W4.S1) and character.