Jeremiah 15:8:2Jer.15.8.W2TAB
אַלְמְנֹתָו֙
almenotav
“his widows”
- Transliteration
- al-me-no-TAV
- Extended
- ahl-meh-noh-TAAV
- IPA
- /ʔal.mənoːˈtaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his widows
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
al-me-no-TAV
- phraseyour reading level
a-tse-MU-li al-me-no-TAV
- clause
a-tse-MU-li al-me-no-TAV me-KHOL yam-MIM he-VE-ti la-HEM al-EM ba-KHUR sho-DED ba-tso-ha-ra-YIM
- sentence
a-tse-MU-li al-me-no-TAV me-KHOL yam-MIM he-VE-ti la-HEM al-EM ba-KHUR sho-DED ba-tso-ha-ra-YIM hi-pal-TI a-LE-ha pit-OM IR u-ve-ha-LOT
Exegesis
The construct chain almenotav mechol yammim {אַלְמְנֹתָו מֵחֹל יַמִּים | ʾal-mə-nō-ṯāw mê-ḥōl yam-mīm} forms a hyperbolic comparison of widowhood surpassing the sands of the seas.
In context — Jeremiah 15:8
Their widows have become more numerous than the sand of the seas; at noon I have brought against the mothers of the young men a destroyer, and I have caused anguish and terrors to fall suddenly upon her.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 15:8, so the Hebrew word אַלְמְנֹתָו֙ (almenotav) 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.15.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.8.W2.S1) and character.