Jeremiah 18:12:4Jer.18.12.W4TAB
מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙
makheshevoteinu
“our plans”
- Transliteration
- ma-khe-she-vo-TEI-nu
- Extended
- mah-kheh-sheh-voh-TEH-ee-noo
- IPA
- /maħ.ʃəvoːˈteː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- our plans
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-khe-she-vo-TEI-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ki-a-kha-RE ma-khe-she-vo-TEI-nu
- clause
ki-a-kha-RE ma-khe-she-vo-TEI-nu ne-LEKH ve-ISH she-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA na-a-SE
- sentence
ve-o-me-RU no-ASH ki-a-kha-RE ma-khe-she-vo-TEI-nu ne-LEKH ve-ISH she-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA na-a-SE
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a causal clause, while acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ʾaḥărê} forms the prepositional phrase acharei machshevoteinu {אַחֲרֵי מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵינוּ | ʾaḥărê maḥšəḇôtênû} ‘after our plans,’ signaling volitional commitment.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–waw–bet
“to turn, return, repent”
In context — Jeremiah 18:12
But they said, "There is no hope; for we will follow our own plans , and each man will do the stubbornness of his evil heart."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 18:12, so the Hebrew word מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ (makheshevoteinu) 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.18.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.12.W4.S1) and character.