Jeremiah 15:21:5Jer.15.21.W5TAB
מִכַּ֥ף
mikkaf
“from the palm of or from the grasp of”
- Transliteration
- mik-KAF
- Extended
- mihk-KAHF
- IPA
- /mikˈkaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the palm of or from the grasp of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
mik-KAF
- phraseyour reading level
mik-KAF a-TSIM
- clause
u-fe-DI-ti-KHA mik-KAF a-TSIM
- sentence
ve-hit-TSAL-ti-KHA mi-YAD ra-IM u-fe-DI-ti-KHA mik-KAF a-TSIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases miyad {מִיַּ֣ד | mi-yad} ‘from the hand’ and mikaf {מִכַּ֥ף | mi-kaf} ‘from the palm’ form synonymous parallelism, reinforcing complete liberation.
In context — Jeremiah 15:21
And I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked , and I will redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 15:21, so the Hebrew word מִכַּ֥ף (mikkaf) 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.15.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.21.W5.S1) and character.