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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
be-hav-LE
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YESH be-hav-LE ha-go-YIM
- clause
ha-YESH be-hav-LE ha-go-YIM mag-shi-MIM ve-im-ha-sha-MA-yim yit-ne-NU re-vi-VIM
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.