Jeremiah 16:18:11Jer.16.18.W11TAB
וְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם
vetoavotehem
“and their abominations”
- Transliteration
- ve-to-a-vo-te-HEM
- Extended
- veh-toh-ah-voh-teh-HEHM
- IPA
- /vətoː.ʕăvoːteːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and their abominations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ve-to-a-vo-te-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
Roottav–ayin–bet
“abomination”
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 16:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 16:18, so the Hebrew word וְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם (vetoavotehem) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.18.W11.S1) and character.