Jeremiah 17:5:4Jer.17.5.W4TAB
אָר֤וּר
arur
“cursed”
- Transliteration
- a-RUR
- Extended
- aa-ROOR
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cursed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-RUR
- phraseyour reading level
a-RUR ha-GE-ver
- clause
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-RUR ha-GE-ver a-SHER yiv-TAKH ba-a-DAM ve-SAM ba-SAR ze-RO-o
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-RUR ha-GE-ver a-SHER yiv-TAKH ba-a-DAM ve-SAM ba-SAR ze-RO-o u-min-ye-ho-VAH ya-SUR li-BO
Exegesis
The participial predicate arur {אָרוּר | ʾārūr} ‘cursed’ modifies the subject ha-gever {הַגֶּבֶר | ha-gěber} ‘the man’.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-r
“to bind with a curse”
In context — Jeremiah 17:5
Thus says the LORD : “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm , and whose heart turns away from the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 17:5, so the Hebrew word אָר֤וּר (arur) 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.17.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.5.W4.S1) and character.