Jeremiah 16:18:4Jer.16.18.W4TAB
עֲוֺנָם֙
avonam
“their iniquity”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-NAM
- Extended
- ah-voh-NAHM
- IPA
- /ʕăvoːˈnaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their iniquity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-vo-NAM
- phraseyour reading level
mish-NE a-vo-NAM
- clause
ve-shi-lam-TI ri-sho-NA mish-NE a-vo-NAM ve-kha-ta-TAM AL khal-le-LAM et-AR-tsi
- 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 hendiadys avonam and vechatatam {עֲוֺנָם | ʿă-wō-nām; חַטָּאתָם | ḥat-tā-ṯām} ‘iniquity and sin’ amplifies moral culpability.
Root and etymology
Rootʿayin–vav–nun
“iniquity, guilt”
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 16:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 16:18, so the Hebrew word עֲוֺנָם֙ (avonam) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.18.W4.S1) and character.