Jeremiah 18:11:12Jer.18.11.W12TAB
יוֹצֵ֤ר
yotser
“forming”
- Transliteration
- yo-TSER
- Extended
- yoh-TSEER
- IPA
- /joːˈtseːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- forming
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-TSER
- phraseyour reading level
yo-TSER a-le-KHEM
- clause
ve-a-TA e-MAR-NA el-I-SH-ye-hu-DA ve-al-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim le-MOR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hi-NE a-NO-khi yo-TSER a-le-KHEM ra-A ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM ma-kha-sha-VA
- sentence
ve-a-TA e-MAR-NA el-I-SH-ye-hu-DA ve-al-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim le-MOR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hi-NE a-NO-khi yo-TSER a-le-KHEM ra-A ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM ma-kha-sha-VA SHU-vu NA ISH mid-DAR-kho ha-ra-A ve-hei-TI-vu dar-KHEI-khem u-ma-al-le-KHEM
Exegesis
Two Qal participles, yotzer {יוֹצֵר | yō-ṣēr} ‘forming’ and ve-khoshev {וְחֹשֵׁב | wə-ḥō-šēḇ} ‘planning’, each with the suffixed pronoun aleikhem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʿă-lê-ḵem} ‘against you’, convey continuous divine action.
Root and etymology
y-ṣ-ryod–tsade–resh
“to form, fashion”
In context — Jeremiah 18:11
Now, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, “Thus says the LORD : Look, I am forming evil against you and planning a scheme against you. Return now, each one from his evil way, and make your ways and your deeds good.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 18:11, so the Hebrew word יוֹצֵ֤ר (yotser) 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.18.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.11.W12.S1) and character.