Jeremiah 17:4:7Jer.17.4.W7TAB
וְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙
vehaavadtikha
“and I will make you serve”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-a-vad-TI-kha
- Extended
- veh-hah-ah-vahd-TEE-khaa
- IPA
- /vəhă.ʕăvaðˈtiːχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will make you serve
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-a-vad-TI-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 Hiphil perfect vehaavadtikha {וְהַעֲבַדְתִּיךָ | wə-ha-ʿă-ḇad-tî-ḵā} ‘and I will make you serve’ introduces compelled servitude, with et-oyevekha {אֶת־אֹיְבֶיךָ | ʾeṯ-ʾō-ye-ḇe-ḵā} marking the object.
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 17:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 17:4, so the Hebrew word וְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (vehaavadtikha) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.4.W7.S1) and character.