Jeremiah 15:20:4Jer.15.20.W4TAB
לְחוֹמַ֤ת
lekhomat
“as a wall of”
- Transliteration
- le-kho-MAT
- Extended
- leh-khoh-MAHT
- IPA
- /ləχoːˈmat/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a wall of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
le-kho-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
le-kho-MAT ne-KHO-shet
- clause
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
- 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 construct chain lechomat nechoshet betzurah {לְחוֹמַת נְחֹשֶׁת בְּצוּרָה | lə-ḥō-mat nə-ḥō-šeṯ bə-ṣū-rāh} ‘a wall of bronze, fortified’ combines a construct noun with an absolute noun and qualifying prepositional phrase to create the image of impenetrable defense.
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 15:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 15:20, so the Hebrew word לְחוֹמַ֤ת (lekhomat) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.20.W4.S1) and character.