Jeremiah 17:8:2Jer.17.8.W2TAB
כְּעֵ֣ץ
keets
“like a tree”
- Transliteration
- ke-ETS
- Extended
- keh-EETS
- IPA
- /kəˈʕeːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a tree
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-ETS
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ETS sha-TUL al-MA-yim
- clause
ve-ha-YA ke-ETS sha-TUL al-MA-yim ve-al-yu-VAL ye-sha-LAKH sha-ra-SHAI-v ve-LO yra yir-E ki-ya-VO KHOM ve-ha-YA a-LE-hu ra-a-naN
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-ETS sha-TUL al-MA-yim ve-al-yu-VAL ye-sha-LAKH sha-ra-SHAI-v ve-LO yra yir-E ki-ya-VO KHOM ve-ha-YA a-LE-hu ra-a-naN u-vi-she-NAT ba-TSO-ret LO yid-AG ve-LO ya-MISH me-a-SOT pe-RI
Exegesis
The simile ke‘ets {כְּעֵ֣ץ | kə-ʿēṣ} ‘like a tree’ is developed by the passive participle shatul {שָׁת֣וּל | šā-ṯūl} ‘planted’, emphasizing fixed placement.
In context — Jeremiah 17:8
And he will be like a tree planted beside waters, sending out his roots toward the stream. He will not fear when heat comes, and his leaf will remain fresh. In the year of drought he will not worry , and he will not cease from producing fruit.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 17:8, so the Hebrew word כְּעֵ֣ץ (keets) 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.17.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.8.W2.S1) and character.