Jeremiah 15:11:14Jer.15.11.W14TAB
אֶת־הָאֹיֵֽב׃
ethaoyev
“the enemy”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-o-YEV
- Extended
- eht-hah-oh-YEEV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.ʔoːˈjeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the enemy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-o-YEV
- clause
im-LO hif-ga-TI ve-KHA be-ET ra-A u-ve-ET tsa-RA et-ha-o-YEV
- sentence
a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH im-LO she-ru-TE-kha she-ri-TI-kha le-TOV im-LO hif-ga-TI ve-KHA be-ET ra-A u-ve-ET tsa-RA et-ha-o-YEV
Exegesis
The composite et-ha-oyev {אֶת־הָאֹיֵֽב | ʾet-hā-ʾō-yēḇ} ‘the enemy’ specifies who entreats. The use of im-lo with perfect verbs conveys a strong assurance rendered as “surely.”
Root and etymology
א־י־ב
“to hate, enemy”
In context — Jeremiah 15:11
The LORD said, "Surely I will set you free ; surely I will cause the enemy to plead with you in the time of evil and in the time of distress."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 15:11, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאֹיֵֽב׃ (ethaoyev) 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.15.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.11.W14.S1) and character.