Jeremiah 18:11:4Jer.18.11.W4TAB

וְעַל־יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י

vealyosheve

and to the inhabitants of

Transliteration
ve-al-yo-she-VE
Extended
veh-ahl-yoh-sheh-VEE
IPA
/wəʕal.joːʃəˈveː/

Meaning by language

English
and to the inhabitants of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + עַל + יוֹ + שְׁ + בֵ֨י
ve + al + yo + she + ve
vealyosheve

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-al-yo-she-VE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    e-MAR-NA el-I-SH-ye-hu-DA ve-al-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim

  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

The verse begins with the adversative-temporal conjunction ve-atah {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿat-tāh} ‘and now’, coupled with the entreaty emar-na {אֱמָר־נָא | ʾe-mār-nāʾ} ‘speak now’, forming a polite directive to ish-yehudah {אִישׁ־יְהוּדָה | ʾīš yə-hû-dāh} ‘man of Judah’ and yoshvei {יוֹשְׁבֵי | yōš-ḇê} yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלִַם | yə-rū-ša-la-yim} ‘inhabitants of Jerusalem’.

Root and etymology

Rootshin–waw–bet

to turn, return, repent

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 18:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 18:11, so the Hebrew word וְעַל־יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י (vealyosheve) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.11.W4.S1) and character.