Jeremiah 17:23:7Jer.17.23.W7TAB
אֶת־עָרְפָּ֔ם
etarpeam
“the neck of them or their neck”
- Transliteration
- et-ar-pe-AM
- Extended
- eht-aa-reh-peh-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕɔːr.pəˈʔaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the neck of them or their neck
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ar-pe-AM
- clause
va-yak-SHU et-ar-pe-AM le-vil-TI sho-me-a she-MO-a u-le-vil-TI ka-KHAT mu-SAR
- sentence
ve-LO sha-me-U ve-LO hi-TU et-o-ZE-nam va-yak-SHU et-ar-pe-AM le-vil-TI sho-me-a she-MO-a u-le-vil-TI ka-KHAT mu-SAR
Exegesis
The idiom of arpam {עָרְפָּם | ʿar-pām} functions as a cultural metaphor for stubborn disobedience, and the sequential negations underscore volitional refusal.
In context — Jeremiah 17:23
But they did not listen or incline their ear; rather, they stiffened their neck , so as not to hear or receive instruction .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 17:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עָרְפָּ֔ם (etarpeam) 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.17.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.23.W7.S1) and character.