Jeremiah 17:11:12Jer.17.11.W12TAB
יַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּ
yaazveno
“they will leave him”
- Transliteration
- ya-az-ve-NO
- Extended
- yah-az-veh-NOO
- IPA
- /jaʕaz.vɛˈnːuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will leave him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-az-ve-NO
- clause
ba-kha-TSI ye-MO ya-MAV ya-az-ve-NO u-ve-a-kha-ri-TO yih-ye na-VAL
- sentence
ko-RE da-GAR ve-LO ya-LAD O-se O-sher ve-LO ve-mish-PAT ba-kha-TSI ye-MO ya-MAV ya-az-ve-NO u-ve-a-kha-ri-TO yih-ye na-VAL
Exegesis
The temporal construct ba-chatzi yamav yaʿazvenu {בַּחֲצִ֤י יָמָיו֙ יַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּ | ba-ḥa-ṣî yā-māy-wô yā-ʿaz-ve-nû} ‘when half his days are gone they will leave him’ uses the prepositional construct and pronominal suffix to mark timing and the displaced object.
Root and etymology
ʿ-z-bayin–zayin–bet
“to leave, forsake”
In context — Jeremiah 17:11
Like a partridge that broods but does not hatch, so is one who amasses riches without justice ; in the middle of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 17:11, so the Hebrew word יַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּ (yaazveno) 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.17.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.11.W12.S1) and character.