Jeremiah 15:5:2Jer.15.5.W2TAB
מִֽי־יַחְמֹ֤ל
miyakhmol
“who will have compassion”
- Transliteration
- MI-ya-kh-MOL
- Extended
- MEE-yah-kheh-MOHL
- IPA
- /miː.jaħˈmoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- who will have compassion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
MI-ya-kh-MOL
- phraseyour reading level
MI-ya-kh-MOL a-LA-yikh
- clause
KI MI-ya-kh-MOL a-LA-yikh ye-ru-sha-LA-yim u-MI ya-NUD LAKH
- sentence
KI MI-ya-kh-MOL a-LA-yikh ye-ru-sha-LA-yim u-MI ya-NUD LAKH u-MI ya-SUR li-she-OL le-sha-LOM LAKH
Exegesis
The verse employs a tricolon of interrogative clauses introduced by the particle mi {מִי | mî} and linked with the conjunction u {וּ | û}, creating a crescendo of abandonment.
The imperfect verbs yakhmol {יַחְמֹל | yaḥ-mōl}, yanud {יָנ֣וּד | yā-nūd}, and yasur {יָסוּר | yā-sûr} move from inward compassion to external mourning to active turning aside.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–mem–lamed
“to have compassion, pity”
In context — Jeremiah 15:5
For who will have compassion on you, O Jerusalem ? Or who will lament for you? Or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare ?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 15:5, so the Hebrew word מִֽי־יַחְמֹ֤ל (miyakhmol) 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.15.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.5.W2.S1) and character.