Jeremiah 17:3:7Jer.17.3.W7TAB
בָּמֹתֶ֕יךָ
bamotekha
“your high places”
- Transliteration
- ba-mo-TE-kha
- Extended
- baa-moh-TEH-khah
- IPA
- /baːmoːˈtɛːχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your high places
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ba-mo-TE-kha
- clause
ba-mo-TE-kha be-kha-TAT be-khol-ge-vu-LE-kha
- 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 sequences bamotkha {בָּמֹתֶיךָ | bāmōṯeḵā} ‘your high places’ and bechattat {בְּחַטָּאת | bəḥaṭṭāʾt} ‘for sin’ highlight the idolatrous provocations warranting destruction.
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 17:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 17:3, so the Hebrew word בָּמֹתֶ֕יךָ (bamotekha) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.3.W7.S1) and character.