Jeremiah 18:11:16Jer.18.11.W16TAB

עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם

alekhem

against you

Transliteration
a-le-KHEM
Extended
ah-lee-KHEHM
IPA
/ʕăleːˈxɛm/

Meaning by language

English
against you

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Result
עֲ + לֵי + כֶ֖ם
a + le + khem
alekhem

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-le-KHEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM

  3. 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

  4. 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.

In contextJeremiah 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 18:11:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 18:11, so the Hebrew word עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (alekhem) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.11.W16.S1) and character.