Jeremiah 16:18:10Jer.16.18.W10TAB
שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙
shikutsehem
“their detestable things”
- Transliteration
- shi-ku-tse-HEM
- Extended
- shih-koo-tseh-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʃiq.quːtseːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their detestable things
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| 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
shi-ku-tse-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
be-niv-LAT shi-ku-tse-HEM
- clause
be-niv-LAT shi-ku-tse-HEM ve-to-a-vo-te-HEM mal-E-U et-na-kha-la-TI
- sentence
ve-shi-lam-TI ri-sho-NA mish-NE a-vo-NAM ve-kha-ta-TAM AL khal-le-LAM et-AR-tsi be-niv-LAT shi-ku-tse-HEM ve-to-a-vo-te-HEM mal-E-U et-na-kha-la-TI
Exegesis
The construct chain benivlat shikkutzeyhem {בְּנִבְלַת שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם | bə-niv-lat ši-qqu-tze-hêm} ‘with the carcass of their detestable things’ coordinated with vetoavoteihem {וְתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶם | wə-ṭo-ʿă-vō-tei-hêm} ‘and their abominations’ portrays cultic desecration.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–qof–tsade
“to detest, abhor”
In context — Jeremiah 16:18
But first, I will repay double for their iniquity and their sin because of their profaning my land. With the carcasses of their detestable things and their abominations, they have filled my inheritance.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 16:18, so the Hebrew word שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙ (shikutsehem) 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.16.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.18.W10.S1) and character.