Jeremiah 18:1:4Jer.18.1.W4TAB
אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ
elyirmeyahu
“to Jeremiah”
- Transliteration
- el-yir-me-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-yir-meh-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jir.məˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jeremiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-yir-me-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ha-YA el-yir-me-YA-hu
- sentence
ha-da-VAR a-SHER ha-YA el-yir-me-YA-hu me-ET Ye-ho-VAH le-MOR
Exegesis
Hayah {הָיָה | hā-yā-h}, a Qal perfect verb, indicates occurrence, followed by el Yirmeyahu {אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ | ʾel yir-mə-yā-hū}, the recipient phrase.
In context — Jeremiah 18:1
A word came to Jeremiah from the LORD , saying .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 18:1, so the Hebrew word אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ (elyirmeyahu) 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.18.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.1.W4.S1) and character.