Jeremiah 17:10:11Jer.17.10.W11TAB
כִּפְרִ֖י
kifri
“according to the fruit of”
- Transliteration
- kif-RI
- Extended
- kihf-REE
- IPA
- /kifˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the fruit of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kif-RI
- clause
ve-la-TET le-ISH ke-dar-KHO kid-ra-KHAV kif-RI ma-a-la-LAV
- sentence
a-NI ye-ho-VAH kho-KER LEV bo-KHEN ke-la-YOT ve-la-TET le-ISH ke-dar-KHO kid-ra-KHAV kif-RI ma-a-la-LAV
Exegesis
A chiastic parallelism arises in the prepositional phrases ki-derachav {כִּדְרָכָיו | ki-dra-ḵāw} “according to his ways” and ki-pri {כִּפְרִ֖י | ki-prî} “according to the fruit” of ma‘alalav {מַעֲלָלָיו | ma-ʿă-lā-lāw} “his deeds,” reinforcing divine justice and accountability.
Root and etymology
פ-ר-י
“fruit”
In context — Jeremiah 17:10
I, the LORD , search the heart and examine the innermost being , to give to each person according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 17:10, so the Hebrew word כִּפְרִ֖י (kifri) 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.17.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.10.W11.S1) and character.