Jeremiah 15:9:17Jer.15.9.W17TAB
אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם
oyevehem
“their enemies”
- Transliteration
- o-ye-VE-hem
- Extended
- oh-yeh-VEE-hehm
- IPA
- /ʔoː.jə.veːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
o-ye-VE-hem
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE o-ye-VE-hem
- clause
u-she-E-ri-TAM la-KHE-rev e-TEN lif-NE o-ye-VE-hem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
um-le-LA yo-LE-det ha-shi-VA na-fe-KHA naf-SHAH VA-e BA shim-SHAH be-OD yo-MAM BO-SHA ve-kha-FE-ra u-she-E-ri-TAM la-KHE-rev e-TEN lif-NE o-ye-VE-hem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The noun clause ûshe’eritam lacherav etten lifnei oyveihem {וּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗ם לַחֶרֶב אֶתֵּ֛ן לִפְנֵי אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם | û-šə-ʾê-rî-tām la-ḥe-reḇ ʾet-tēn lif-nê ʾoy-vê-hem} ‘and their remnant I will give to the sword before their enemies’ issues a prophetic judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–bet
“enemy”
In context — Jeremiah 15:9
The one who bore seven languishes; she has breathed out her life and her sun has gone down while it is still day. She is ashamed and humiliated. And their remnant I will give to the sword before their enemies, declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Jeremiah 15:9, so the Hebrew word אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם (oyevehem) 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.15.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.9.W17.S1) and character.