Jeremiah 14:5:4Jer.14.5.W4TAB
יָלְדָ֖ה
yaldeda
“has given birth”
- Transliteration
- yal-de-DA
- Extended
- yaal-eh-deh-DAA
- IPA
- /jal.dəˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has given birth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yal-de-DA
- 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 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
Rootyod–lamed–dalet
“to bear, give birth”
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 14:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 14:5, so the Hebrew word יָלְדָ֖ה (yaldeda) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.5.W4.S1) and character.