Jeremiah 15:7:8Jer.15.7.W8TAB
מִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם
middarkhehem
“from their ways”
- Transliteration
- mid-dar-khe-HEM
- Extended
- mihd-DAR-kheh-HEEM
- IPA
- /mid.darχeːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from their ways
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mid-dar-khe-HEM
- clause
shi-KAL-te i-BAD-te et-A-MI mid-dar-khe-HEM lo-SHA-VU
- sentence
va-ez-REM be-miz-RE be-sha-a-RE ha-A-rets shi-KAL-te i-BAD-te et-A-MI mid-dar-khe-HEM lo-SHA-VU
Exegesis
The object et ammi {אֶת־עַמִּי | ʾet ʿam-mî} ‘my people’ underscores the covenant relationship, while mi-darkheim {מִדַּרְכֵיהֶם | mi-dar-khê-hem} ‘from their ways’ states the cause.
Root and etymology
ד־ר־כ
“to go or conduct one’s life”
In context — Jeremiah 15:7
And I winnowed them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land; I have bereaved and destroyed my people from their ways. They did not return.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 15:7, so the Hebrew word מִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם (middarkhehem) 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.15.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.7.W8.S1) and character.