Jeremiah 16:12:1Jer.16.12.W1TAB
וְאַתֶּ֛ם
veatem
“and you”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TEM
- Extended
- veh-ah-TEM
- IPA
- /wəʔatˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-TEM
- clause
ve-a-TEM ha-re-o-TEM la-a-SOT me-a-vo-te-KHEM
- sentence
ve-a-TEM ha-re-o-TEM la-a-SOT me-a-vo-te-KHEM ve-hin-ne-KHEM hol-KHIM ISH a-kha-REI she-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA le-vil-TI she-MO-a e-LAI
Exegesis
The verse begins with ve-atem {וְאַתֶּם | və-ʾat-tem} ‘and you’, directly addressing the audience and establishing contrast with past generations.
In context — Jeremiah 16:12
And you have done worse than your fathers , and behold, each one of you walks after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so as not to listen to Me .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 16:12, so the Hebrew word וְאַתֶּ֛ם (veatem) 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.16.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.12.W1.S1) and character.