Jeremiah 15:13:1Jer.15.13.W1TAB
חֵילְךָ֧
kheilkha
“your wealth or your strength”
- Transliteration
- KHEIL-kha
- Extended
- KHEEYL-khaa
- IPA
- /ˈħeːl.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your wealth or your strength
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHEIL-kha
- phraseyour reading level
KHEIL-kha ve-o-tse-ro-TE-kha
- clause
KHEIL-kha ve-o-tse-ro-TE-kha la-VAZ e-TEN LO vim-e-KHIR
- sentence
KHEIL-kha ve-o-tse-ro-TE-kha la-VAZ e-TEN LO vim-e-KHIR u-ve-KHOL-kha-te-OT-e-kha u-ve-KHOL-ge-vu-LE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with a construct chain, kheylekha {חֵילְךָ | ḥêl-ḵā} ‘your wealth’ and veotzrotekha {וְאוֹצְרוֹתֶיךָ | wə-ʾōṣ-rō-ṯe-ḵā} ‘your treasures’, establishing the objects of divine judgment.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-lḥēl
“strength, wealth”
In context — Jeremiah 15:13
I will give your wealth and your treasures as plunder , without price, because of all your sins and throughout your borders.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 15:13, so the Hebrew word חֵילְךָ֧ (kheilkha) 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.15.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.13.W1.S1) and character.