Jeremiah 15:14:2Jer.15.14.W2TAB
אֶת־אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ
etoyevekha
“your enemies”
- Transliteration
- et-O-ye-VE-kha
- Extended
- eht-OH-yeh-VEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔoːjəˈvɛːχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your enemies
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-O-ye-VE-kha
- clause
ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta
- sentence
ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta ki-ESH kod-KHA ve-a-PI a-lei-KHEM tu-KAD
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces oyveikha {אֹיְבֶיךָ | ʾō-ye-ḇe-ḵā} ‘your enemies’ as the objects of this action.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–bet
“enemy”
In context — Jeremiah 15:14
And I will make you serve your enemies in a land you have not known, for a fire has been kindled in My anger , and it shall burn upon you.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 15:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ (etoyevekha) 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.15.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.14.W2.S1) and character.