Jeremiah 15:20:14Jer.15.20.W14TAB
וּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָ
ulehatsilekha
“and to deliver you”
- Transliteration
- u-le-ha-tsi-LE-kha
- Extended
- oo-leh-hah-tseh-LEE-kha
- IPA
- /u.ləhatsːiːˈlɛː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to deliver you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
u-le-ha-tsi-LE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
le-ho-shi-A-kha u-le-ha-tsi-LE-kha
- clause
KI-it-te-KHA a-NI le-ho-shi-A-kha u-le-ha-tsi-LE-kha ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-ne-ta-TI-kha la-AM ha-ZE le-kho-MAT ne-KHO-shet be-tsu-RA ve-nil-kha-MU e-LE-kha ve-LO-YU-khe-LU LAKH KI-it-te-KHA a-NI le-ho-shi-A-kha u-le-ha-tsi-LE-kha ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The twin Hiphil infinitives lehoshi’akha ulehatzilekha {לְהוֹשִׁיעֲךָ וּלְהַצִּילֶךָ | lə-hō-šî-ʿă-ḵā u-lə-haṣ-ṣî-lē-ḵā} use synonymous parallelism to reinforce saving and delivering action.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–tsade–lamed
“rescue, save”
In context — Jeremiah 15:20
And I will make you a fortified wall of bronze for this people; they will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you, for I am with you to save you and to deliver you, says the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:20:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 15:20, so the Hebrew word וּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָ (ulehatsilekha) 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.15.20.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.20.W14.S1) and character.