Jeremiah 14:22:2Jer.14.22.W2TAB

בְּהַבְלֵ֤י

behavle

among the vanities of

Transliteration
be-hav-LE
Extended
beh-hahv-LEE
IPA
/bə.havˈleː/

Meaning by language

English
among the vanities of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + הַבְ + לֵ֤י
be + hav + le
behavle

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-hav-LE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-YESH be-hav-LE ha-go-YIM

  3. clause

    ha-YESH be-hav-LE ha-go-YIM mag-shi-MIM ve-im-ha-sha-MA-yim yit-ne-NU re-vi-VIM

  4. sentence

    ha-YESH be-hav-LE ha-go-YIM mag-shi-MIM ve-im-ha-sha-MA-yim yit-ne-NU re-vi-VIM ha-LO a-TA-HU ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu u-ne-ka-VE-lakh ki-a-TA a-SI-ta et-kal-E-le

Exegesis

The construct phrase be-havlei hagoyim {בְּהַבְלֵי הַגּוֹיִם | bə-hav-lê ha-gō-yim} ‘among the vanities of the nations’ emphasizes their emptiness.

Root and etymology

h-v-lheh–vav–lamed

emptiness, vanity

In contextJeremiah 14:22

Is there anyone among the vanities of the nations who causes rain, or can the heavens give showers? Is it not You, LORD our God ? Therefore we hope in You, for You are the One who made all these things.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 14:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 14:22, so the Hebrew word בְּהַבְלֵ֤י (behavle) 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.14.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.22.W2.S1) and character.