Jeremiah 15:8:7Jer.15.8.W7TAB
עַל־אֵ֛ם
alem
“against a mother of”
- Transliteration
- al-EM
- Extended
- ahl-EEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈʔeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- against a mother of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-EM
- phraseyour reading level
he-VE-ti la-HEM al-EM
- 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 Hiphil perfect heveiti {הֵבֵאתִי | hē-ḇē-ṯî} introduces the accusative sequence of judgment, with al em bachur {עַל־אֵם בָּחוּר | ʿal ʾēm bā-ḥūr} linking the mothers with the young men in construct.
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 15:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 15:8, so the Hebrew word עַל־אֵ֛ם (alem) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.8.W7.S1) and character.