Jeremiah 17:18:2Jer.17.18.W2TAB
רֹדְפַי֙
rodefai
“my pursuers”
- Transliteration
- ro-de-FAI
- Extended
- roh-deh-FAI
- IPA
- /roːdəˈfaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my pursuers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ro-de-FAI
- phraseyour reading level
ye-VO-SHU ro-de-FAI
- clause
ye-VO-SHU ro-de-FAI ve-AL-e-VO-sha a-NI ye-KHA-TO HE-ma ve-AL-e-KHA-ta a-NI
- sentence
ye-VO-SHU ro-de-FAI ve-AL-e-VO-sha a-NI ye-KHA-TO HE-ma ve-AL-e-KHA-ta a-NI ha-VI a-le-HEM YOM ra-A u-mish-NE shi-ba-RON shav-REM
Root and etymology
RootResh–Dalet–Pe
“pursue, chase”
In context — Jeremiah 17:18
Let my pursuers be put to shame, but let me not be put to shame . Let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed . Bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 17:18, so the Hebrew word רֹדְפַי֙ (rodefai) 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.17.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.18.W2.S1) and character.