Jeremiah 15:3:1Jer.15.3.W1TAB
וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י
ufakadti
“and I will appoint”
- Transliteration
- u-fa-KAD-ti
- Extended
- oo-faa-KAHD-tih
- IPA
- /uːfaːˈqad.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will appoint
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
u-fa-KAD-ti
- phraseyour reading level
u-fa-KAD-ti a-le-HEM
- clause
u-fa-KAD-ti a-le-HEM ar-BA mish-pe-KHO-t ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH et-ha-KHE-rev la-ha-ROG ve-et-ha-kla-VIM lis-KHOV
- sentence
u-fa-KAD-ti a-le-HEM ar-BA mish-pe-KHO-t ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH et-ha-KHE-rev la-ha-ROG ve-et-ha-kla-VIM lis-KHOV ve-et-OF ha-sha-MA-yim ve-et-be-he-MAT ha-A-rets le-e-KHOL u-le-hash-KHIT
Exegesis
The verse begins with a vav-consecutive verb ufakadti {וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י | u-pakad-ti} ‘and I will appoint,’ which emphasizes the LORD’s authoritative decree.
Root and etymology
Rootp-q-d
“to appoint, visit, pay attention to”
In context — Jeremiah 15:3
And I will appoint over them four kinds , declares the LORD : the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to eat and to destroy.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 15:3, so the Hebrew word וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י (ufakadti) 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.15.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.3.W1.S1) and character.