Jeremiah 17:27:18Jer.17.27.W18TAB
וְאָֽכְלָ֛ה
veakhla
“and it will devour”
- Transliteration
- ve-AKH-la
- Extended
- veh-AAKH-lah
- IPA
- /vəʔɔxəˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will devour
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-AKH-la
- clause
ve-hit-TSAT-ti ESH bi-she-a-RE-ha ve-AKH-la ar-me-NOT ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-LO tikh-BE
- sentence
ve-im-LO tish-me-U e-LAI le-kad-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT u-le-vil-TI se-ET ma-SA u-VO be-sha-a-RE ye-ru-sha-LIM be-YOM ha-sha-BAT ve-hit-TSAT-ti ESH bi-she-a-RE-ha ve-AKH-la ar-me-NOT ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-LO tikh-BE
Exegesis
The apodosis employs the Hiphil perfect ve-hitzati {וְהִצַּתִּי | wə-hiṣ-ṣā-tî} “I will kindle” to signal divine agency, followed by the Qal perfect ve-okhlah {וְאָכְלָה | wə-’ā-ḵə-lāh} “it will consume” and the Qal imperfect ve-lo tikhbeh {וְלֹא תִכְבֶּה | wə-lō tiḵ-béh} “and it will not be quenched,” underscoring the certainty and enduring scope of the judgment.
In context — Jeremiah 17:27
But if you do not listen to Me to sanctify the Sabbath day and do not carry a burden or enter through the gates of Jerusalem on that day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it will not be quenched.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:27:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Jeremiah 17:27, so the Hebrew word וְאָֽכְלָ֛ה (veakhla) 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.17.27.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.27.W18.S1) and character.