Jeremiah 17:4:2Jer.17.4.W2TAB
וּבְךָ֙
uvekha
“and from you”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-KHA
- Extended
- oo-veh-KHAA
- IPA
- /uːvəˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and from you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
u-ve-KHA
- clause
ve-sha-MAT-ta u-ve-KHA min-na-kha-LAT-kha a-SHER na-TAT-ti LAKH ve-ha-a-vad-TI-kha et-OI-ve-kha ba-A-rets a-SHER lo-ya-DAT-ta
- sentence
ve-sha-MAT-ta u-ve-KHA min-na-kha-LAT-kha a-SHER na-TAT-ti LAKH ve-ha-a-vad-TI-kha et-OI-ve-kha ba-A-rets a-SHER lo-ya-DAT-ta ki-ESH ke-dakh-TEM be-a-PI ad-O-lam tu-KAD
Exegesis
The verse opens with a vav-consecutive perfect veshamatta {וְשָׁמַטְתָּ | wə-šā-maṭ-tā} ‘and you shall release’ followed by uvekha {וּבְךָ | û-ḇə-ḵā} ‘and in you’ as an intensifier.
In context — Jeremiah 17:4
And you shall let go of your inheritance which I gave you, and I will make you serve your enemies in a land you did not know because you kindled a fire in my anger , and it shall burn forever.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 17:4, so the Hebrew word וּבְךָ֙ (uvekha) 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.17.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.4.W2.S1) and character.