Jeremiah 16:11:16Jer.16.11.W16TAB
עָזָ֔בוּ
azavu
“they forsook”
- Transliteration
- a-ZA-vu
- Extended
- aa-ZAA-voo
- IPA
- /ʕɔːzəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they forsook
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-ZA-vu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-o-TI a-ZA-vu
- clause
ve-o-TI a-ZA-vu ve-et-to-ra-TI LO sha-MA-ru
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-LE-hem AL a-sher-a-ZE-vu a-vo-te-KHEM o-TI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-YEL-khu a-kha-RE e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM va-ya-AV-dum va-yish-ta-kha-VU la-HEM ve-o-TI a-ZA-vu ve-et-to-ra-TI LO sha-MA-ru
Exegesis
The repetition of the perfect verb azvu {עָזְבוּ | ʿā-zə-ḇû} in ve-oti azavu underscores both relational abandonment and covenant violation.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–zayin–bet
“to abandon, forsake”
In context — Jeremiah 16:11
And you shall say to them, “Because your fathers have forsaken Me,” declares the LORD , “and have gone after other gods, and have served and bowed down to them; but Me they have forsaken, and My law they have not kept.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:11:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 16:11, so the Hebrew word עָזָ֔בוּ (azavu) 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.16.11.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.11.W16.S1) and character.