Jeremiah 14:9:6Jer.14.9.W6TAB
לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל
loyukhal
“not able”
- Transliteration
- lo-YU-khal
- Extended
- loh-YOO-khal
- IPA
- /loː.ˈjuː.xal/
Meaning by language
- English
- not able
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
lo-YU-khal
- phraseyour reading level
lo-YU-khal le-ho-SHI-a
- clause
la-MA tih-ye-YE ke-ISH nid-HAM ke-gib-BOR lo-YU-khal le-ho-SHI-a
- sentence
la-MA tih-ye-YE ke-ISH nid-HAM ke-gib-BOR lo-YU-khal le-ho-SHI-a ve-a-TA be-kir-BE-nu Ye-ho-VAH ve-shim-KHA a-LE-nu nik-RA al-ta-ni-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The paired similes ke-ish nidham {כְּאִ֣ישׁ נִדְהָ֔ם | keʾîš niḏhām} ‘like a man astonished’ and ke-gibbor lo yukhal lehoshia {כְּגִבּוֹר לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַ | ke-gibbōr lōʾ yūḵal ləhôšîaʿ} ‘like a mighty one unable to save’ employ chiastic parallelism to underscore helplessness.
In context — Jeremiah 14:9
Why would You be like a man bewildered , like a mighty warrior who cannot save? Yet You are in our midst, LORD , and Your name is called upon us; do not forsake us.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 14:9, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל (loyukhal) 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.14.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.9.W6.S1) and character.