Jeremiah 17:3:5Jer.17.3.W5TAB
לָבַ֣ז
lavaz
“for plunder or for spoil”
- Transliteration
- la-VAZ
- Extended
- laa-VAHZ
- IPA
- /laːˈvaz/
Meaning by language
- English
- for plunder or for spoil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-VAZ
- phraseyour reading level
la-VAZ e-TEN
- clause
ha-ra-RI ba-sa-DE KHEL-kha khol-o-tse-ro-TE-kha la-VAZ e-TEN
- sentence
ha-ra-RI ba-sa-DE KHEL-kha khol-o-tse-ro-TE-kha la-VAZ e-TEN ba-mo-TE-kha be-kha-TAT be-khol-ge-vu-LE-kha
Exegesis
The possessive cheilkha {חֵילְךָ | ḥêlĕḵā} ‘your wealth’ and kol-otzrotekha {כָל־אוֹצְרוֹתֶיךָ | kol-ʾōṣrōṯeḵā} ‘all your treasures’ form a parallel list introduced by lavaz {לָבַז | lāḇaz} ‘as spoil’, setting the purpose of the divine action.
Root and etymology
l-blamed–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Jeremiah 17:3
My mountain in the field, your wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil along with your high places for sin throughout all your territory.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 17:3, so the Hebrew word לָבַ֣ז (lavaz) 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.17.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.3.W5.S1) and character.