Jeremiah 17:7:2Jer.17.7.W2TAB
הַגֶּ֔בֶר
hagever
“the man”
- Transliteration
- ha-GE-ver
- Extended
- hah-GEH-vehr
- IPA
- /hagˈgɛvɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-GE-ver
- phraseyour reading level
ba-RUKH ha-GE-ver
- clause
ba-RUKH ha-GE-ver a-SHER yiv-TAKH ba-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-RUKH ha-GE-ver a-SHER yiv-TAKH ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH miv-ta-KHO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the participle barukh {בָּרוּךְ | bārûḵ} ‘blessed’, forming an equative clause with hagever {הַגֶּבֶר | ha-ḡe-ḇer} ‘the man’ as the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–beth–resh
“man, warrior”
In context — Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD , and whose confidence rests in the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 17:7, so the Hebrew word הַגֶּ֔בֶר (hagever) 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.17.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.7.W2.S1) and character.