Jeremiah 18:15:7Jer.18.15.W7TAB
שְׁבִילֵ֣י
shevile
“paths of”
- Transliteration
- she-vi-LE
- Extended
- sheh-vih-LEE
- IPA
- /ʃəviːˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- paths of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-vi-LE
- phraseyour reading level
she-vi-LE o-LAM
- clause
va-yakh-shi-LUM be-dar-KHE-hem she-vi-LE o-LAM la-LE-khet ne-ti-VOT DE-rekh LO se-lu-LA
- sentence
ki-she-KHE-khu-ni a-MI la-SHAV ye-kat-TE-ru va-yakh-shi-LUM be-dar-KHE-hem she-vi-LE o-LAM la-LE-khet ne-ti-VOT DE-rekh LO se-lu-LA
Exegesis
The construct chain be-darkhehem šəvilei ōlām {בְּדַרְכֵיהֶם שְׁבִילֵי עוֹלָם | bə-ḏar-khe-hem šə-vi-lē ō-lām} contrasts ‘their ways’ with ‘ancient paths.’
Root and etymology
Rootshin–waw–bet
“to turn, return, repent”
In context — Jeremiah 18:15
Because My people have forgotten Me , they burn incense to emptiness and have caused them to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths—to walk in byways on a road not built up.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 18:15, so the Hebrew word שְׁבִילֵ֣י (shevile) 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.18.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.15.W7.S1) and character.