Jeremiah 15:6:5Jer.15.6.W5TAB
אָח֣וֹר
akhor
“backward”
- Transliteration
- a-KHOR
- Extended
- aa-KHOHR
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈħoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- backward
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHOR
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHOR te-le-KHI
- clause
AT na-TASH-te o-TI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH a-KHOR te-le-KHI
- sentence
AT na-TASH-te o-TI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH a-KHOR te-le-KHI va-AT et-ya-DI a-LA-yikh va-ash-khi-TEKH nil-e-TI hin-na-KHEM
Exegesis
The adverb akhor {אָחוֹר | ʼāḥôr} ‘backward’ and telekhi {תֵּלֵכִי | tēlēḵî} ‘you go’ depict ongoing apostasy.
In context — Jeremiah 15:6
You have forsaken me, declares the LORD ; you go backward. Therefore I will stretch out my hand over you and destroy you. I am weary of relenting .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 15:6, so the Hebrew word אָח֣וֹר (akhor) 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.15.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.6.W5.S1) and character.