Jeremiah 17:13:11Jer.17.13.W11TAB
עָזְב֛וּ
azevu
“they have forsaken”
- Transliteration
- a-ze-VU
- Extended
- aa-zeh-VOO
- IPA
- /ʕaːzəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have forsaken
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-ze-VU
- phraseyour reading level
KI a-ze-VU
- clause
ye-su-re ve-su-RAI ba-A-rets yik-ka-TE-vu KI a-ze-VU me-KOR MA-yim-kha-YIM ET-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
mik-VE yis-ra-EL ye-ho-VAH KAL-o-ze-VE-kha ye-VO-shu ye-su-re ve-su-RAI ba-A-rets yik-ka-TE-vu KI a-ze-VU me-KOR MA-yim-kha-YIM ET-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} introduces the causal clause linked to azvu {עָזְב֛וּ | ʿāz-ḇū} ‘they have forsaken’.
Root and etymology
ʿ-z-bayin–zayin–bet
“to leave, forsake”
In context — Jeremiah 17:13
Hope of Israel, the LORD ; all who forsake You will be put to shame, and those who turn away from Me will be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 17:13, so the Hebrew word עָזְב֛וּ (azevu) 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.17.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.13.W11.S1) and character.