Jeremiah 16:18:12Jer.16.18.W12TAB
מָלְא֖וּ
maleu
“they filled”
- Transliteration
- mal-E-U
- Extended
- maal-eh-OO
- IPA
- /mɔːlˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they filled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-E-U
- 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 perfect verb maleu {מָלְאוּ | mal-ʾū} ‘they have filled’ indicates completed action, and the final noun nachalati {נַחֲלָתִי | na-ḥa-la-tî} ‘my inheritance’ underscores the divine possession of the land. English reorders the causal clause post-verbally and renders the vav-consecutive as a future tense for readability.
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 16:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 16:18, so the Hebrew word מָלְא֖וּ (maleu) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.18.W12.S1) and character.