Jeremiah 16:4:2Jer.16.4.W2TAB
תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים
takhaluim
“of sicknesses”
- Transliteration
- ta-kha-lu-IM
- Extended
- tah-khah-luh-EEM
- IPA
- /taħăluˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of sicknesses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ta-kha-lu-IM
- phraseyour reading level
me-mo-TE ta-kha-lu-IM
- clause
me-mo-TE ta-kha-lu-IM ya-mu-TU LO yis-sa-fe-DU ve-LO yik-ka-ve-RU le-DO-men al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA yih-ye-YU
- sentence
me-mo-TE ta-kha-lu-IM ya-mu-TU LO yis-sa-fe-DU ve-LO yik-ka-ve-RU le-DO-men al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA yih-ye-YU u-va-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV yikh-LU ve-ha-ye-TA niv-la-TAM le-ma-a-KHAL le-OF ha-sha-MA-yim u-le-ve-he-MAT ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase memotei tachaluim {מְמוֹתֵי תַחֲלֻאִים | mə-mō-tê ta-ḥă-lu-’îm} “deaths of sicknesses,” a collective expression of calamity.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-ʾchet–lamed–aleph
“sickness, infirmity”
In context — Jeremiah 16:4
They will die from deadly sicknesses; they will not be mourned , and they will not be buried . They will be like dung on the open face of the ground. They will be finished off by the sword and by famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 16:4, so the Hebrew word תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים (takhaluim) 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.16.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.4.W2.S1) and character.