Jeremiah 14:6:7Jer.14.6.W7TAB
כָּל֥וּ
kalu
“they were spent or failed”
- Transliteration
- ka-LU
- Extended
- kaa-LOO
- IPA
- /kaːˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were spent or failed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ka-LU
- phraseyour reading level
ka-LU e-ne-HEM
- clause
ka-LU e-ne-HEM ki-EN E-sev
- 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
In the final clause, the perfect kalu {כָּל֥וּ | kā-lû} ‘failed’ predicates on eineihem {עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם | ʿê-nê-hem} ‘their eyes’, and the causal clause introduced by ki-ein {כִּי־אֵ֥ן | kî-ʾên} ‘because there is no’ presents esev {עֵֽשֶׂב | ʿê-seḇ} ‘grass’ as the drought’s cause. The sequence of perfect verbs and coordinate structure heightens progressive exhaustion under drought.
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 14:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 14:6, so the Hebrew word כָּל֥וּ (kalu) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.6.W7.S1) and character.