Jeremiah 16:5:18Jer.16.5.W18TAB
וְאֶת־הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃
veetharakhamim
“and the mercies or compassions”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-ra-kha-MIM
- Extended
- veh-eht-haa-rah-khah-MEEM
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.haː.raħ.ăˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the mercies or compassions
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-ha-ra-kha-MIM
- clause
ki-a-SAF-ti et-she-lo-MI me-ET ha-AM ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH et-ha-KHE-sed ve-et-ha-ra-kha-MIM
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ta-VO BET mar-ze-AKH ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD ve-al-ta-NOD la-HEM ki-a-SAF-ti et-she-lo-MI me-ET ha-AM ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH et-ha-KHE-sed ve-et-ha-ra-kha-MIM
Exegesis
The causal clause begins with ki and the perfect verb asafti {אָסַפְתִּי | ʾā-sap-ti} ‘I have withdrawn’, governing three objects marked by et-she-lomi {אֶת־שְׁלוֹמִ֜י | ʾeṯ-šə-lō-mî} ‘My peace’, et-ha-ḥe-seḏ {אֶת־הַחֶסֶד | ʾeṯ-ha-ḥe-seḏ} ‘steadfast love’, and ve-et-ha-ra-cha-mim {וְאֶת־הָרַחֲמִֽים | wə-ʾeṯ-ha-ra-ḥa-mîm} ‘mercies’.
Root and etymology
Rootr-ḥ-m
“compassion, mercy”
In context — Jeremiah 16:5
For thus says the LORD : Do not enter the house of mourning, and do not go to lament, and do not bemoan them, for I have withdrawn My peace from this people, declares the LORD—even lovingkindness and compassion .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Jeremiah 16:5, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃ (veetharakhamim) 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.16.5.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.5.W18.S1) and character.