Jeremiah 15:16:2Jer.15.16.W2TAB
דְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙
devarekha
“your words”
- Transliteration
- de-va-RE-kha
- Extended
- deh-vah-REH-khah
- IPA
- /dəvaˈrɛjχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your words
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
de-va-RE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
nim-tse-U de-va-RE-kha
- clause
nim-tse-U de-va-RE-kha va-okh-LEM va-ye-HI de-va-re-KHA de-var-KHA LI le-sa-SON u-le-sim-KHAT le-va-VI
- sentence
nim-tse-U de-va-RE-kha va-okh-LEM va-ye-HI de-va-re-KHA de-var-KHA LI le-sa-SON u-le-sim-KHAT le-va-VI ki-nik-RA shim-KHA a-LAI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The construct link in d’vareikha {דְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙ | də-ḇā-rê-ḵā} connects the noun to the second person suffix.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word”
In context — Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them, and your word became for me a joy and gladness of my heart ; for your name was called upon me, O LORD God of hosts .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 15:16, so the Hebrew word דְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙ (devarekha) 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.15.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.16.W2.S1) and character.