Jeremiah 14:6:1Jer.14.6.W1TAB
וּפְרָאִים֙
uferaim
“and wild donkeys”
- Transliteration
- u-fe-ra-IM
- Extended
- oo-feh-rah-EEM
- IPA
- /uf.raːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and wild donkeys
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-fe-ra-IM
- clause
u-fe-ra-IM a-me-DU al-she-fa-YIM sha-a-FU RU-akh ka-tan-NIM
- sentence
u-fe-ra-IM a-me-DU al-she-fa-YIM sha-a-FU RU-akh ka-tan-NIM ka-LU e-ne-HEM ki-EN E-sev
Exegesis
The noun u-pera'im {וּפְרָאִים֙ | û-p̄ə-rā-ʾîm} ‘wild donkeys’ functions as the subject, followed by the Qal perfect amdu {עָמְד֣וּ | ʿā-mə-ḏû} ‘stood’ and the locative al-shefayim {עַל־שְׁפָיִ֔ם | ʿal-šə-p̄ā-yim} ‘on the heights’, emphasizing exposed terrain.
Root and etymology
RootPe–Resh–Ayin
“wild donkey”
In context — Jeremiah 14:6
And the wild donkeys stood on the heights; they snuffed the wind like jackals; their eyes failed because there was no grass.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 14:6, so the Hebrew word וּפְרָאִים֙ (uferaim) 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.14.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.6.W1.S1) and character.