Jeremiah 14:5:2Jer.14.5.W2TAB
גַם־אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙
gamayelet
“even a doe”
- Transliteration
- gam-A-ye-let
- Extended
- gahm-AH-yeh-leht
- IPA
- /ɡam.ʔajˈjɛlɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- even a doe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
gam-A-ye-let
- phraseyour reading level
KI gam-A-ye-let
- clause
KI gam-A-ye-let ba-sa-DE yal-de-DA ve-a-ZOV
- sentence
KI gam-A-ye-let ba-sa-DE yal-de-DA ve-a-ZOV KI lo-ha-YA DE-she
Exegesis
The adverb gam {גַּם־ | gam} ‘even’ intensifies the subject.
The nominal phrase gam ayelet {גַּם־ אַיֶּלֶת | gam ʾayyeleṯ} ‘even the hind’ functions as the subject of the Qal perfect yaldah {יָלְדָה | yāləḏāh} ‘gave birth.’
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–lamed
“hind, female deer”
In context — Jeremiah 14:5
For even the hind in the field gave birth and forsook her young, because there was no grass .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 14:5, so the Hebrew word גַם־אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙ (gamayelet) 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.14.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.5.W2.S1) and character.