Jeremiah 17:16:4Jer.17.16.W4TAB
אַחֲרֶ֗יךָ
akharekha
“after you”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-re-KHA
- Extended
- ah-khah-reh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħa.rɛjˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- after you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-kha-re-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA
- clause
va-a-NI lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA ve-YOM a-NUSH LO hit-a-ve-TI a-TA ya-DAT-ta
- sentence
va-a-NI lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA ve-YOM a-NUSH LO hit-a-ve-TI a-TA ya-DAT-ta mo-TSA se-fa-TAI NO-khakh pa-NE-kha ha-YA
Exegesis
The negated Qal perfect lo'atsati {לֹא־אַצְתִּי | lōʾ ’aṣṣəṯî} ‘did not hasten’ together with the construct phrase mero'eh achareikha {מֵרֹעֶה אַחֲרֶיךָ | mē-rōʿē ʾăḥărêḵā} ‘from shepherding after You’ highlights Jeremiah’s deliberate commitment to pastoral duty.
In context — Jeremiah 17:16
But as for me, I did not hasten away from shepherding to follow You , and I did not desire the woeful day; You know it—whatever issued from my lips was before Your face .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 17:16, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֶ֗יךָ (akharekha) 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.17.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.16.W4.S1) and character.