Jeremiah 17:1:9Jer.17.1.W9TAB
עַל־ל֣וּחַ
alluakh
“upon the tablet of”
- Transliteration
- al-LU-akh
- Extended
- ahl-LOO-akh
- IPA
- /ʕalˈluːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the tablet of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-LU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
al-LU-akh li-BAM
- clause
kha-ru-SHA al-LU-akh li-BAM u-le-kar-NOT miz-be-kho-TE-khem
- sentence
kha-TA-t ye-hu-DA ke-tu-VA be-ET bar-ZEL be-tsi-PO-ren sha-MIR kha-ru-SHA al-LU-akh li-BAM u-le-kar-NOT miz-be-kho-TE-khem
Exegesis
These actions apply al-luakh libbam {עַל־ל֣וּחַ לִבָּם | ʿal-lū-aḥ li-bām} ‘upon a tablet of the heart,’ linking inner moral condition with outward worship, and u-le-karnot mizbechoteikhem {וּלְקַרְנ֖וֹת מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶם | û-lə-qar-nōṯ miz-be-ḥō-ṯe-khem} ‘on the horns of your altars,’ highlighting communal dimensions of guilt.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–waw–het
“tablet”
In context — Jeremiah 17:1
The sin of Judah is written with an iron pen and with a diamond point; it is engraved on the tablet of their heart and on the horns of your altars.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 17:1, so the Hebrew word עַל־ל֣וּחַ (alluakh) 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.17.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.1.W9.S1) and character.