Jeremiah 16:15:2Jer.16.15.W2TAB
אִם־חַי־יְהוָ֗ה
imkhaiyehovah
“as the LORD lives”
- Transliteration
- im-KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ihm-KHAI-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔim.ˈħaj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as the LORD lives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
KI im-KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI im-KHAI-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA et-be-NEI yis-ra-EL me-E-rets tsa-FON u-mi-KOL ha-a-ra-TSOT a-SHER hi-di-KHAM SHA-ma
- sentence
KI im-KHAI-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA et-be-NEI yis-ra-EL me-E-rets tsa-FON u-mi-KOL ha-a-ra-TSOT a-SHER hi-di-KHAM SHA-ma va-ha-shi-VO-tim al-a-da-MA-tam a-SHER na-TAT-ti la-a-vo-TAM
Exegesis
The adversative ki im {כִּי אִם־ | kî ʾim} functions as an oath-introducing particle leading into chai YHWH {חַי יְהוָה | ḥay YHWH} ‘living LORD,’ which asserts divine guarantee.
Root and etymology
Ḥ-Y-Y
“alive”
In context — Jeremiah 16:15
But it will be said, “As the LORD lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them.” For I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 16:15, so the Hebrew word אִם־חַי־יְהוָ֗ה (imkhaiyehovah) 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.16.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.15.W2.S1) and character.