Jeremiah 18:17:1Jer.18.17.W1TAB
כְּרֽוּחַ־קָדִ֥ים
keruakhkadim
“like wind of east”
- Transliteration
- ke-RU-akh-ka-DIM
- Extended
- keh-ROO-akh-kah-DEEM
- IPA
- /kəˈruː.aħ.qaˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- like wind of east
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-RU-akh-ka-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-RU-akh-ka-DIM a-fi-TSAM
- clause
ke-RU-akh-ka-DIM a-fi-TSAM lif-NE o-YEV
- sentence
ke-RU-akh-ka-DIM a-fi-TSAM lif-NE o-YEV O-ref ve-LO-fa-NIM er-EM be-YOM E-dam
Exegesis
The verse begins with keruach {כְּרוּחַ | kə-rûaḥ} ‘like a wind’ followed by kadim {קָדִים | qā-dîm} ‘east’, forming a simile that conveys sudden destructive force.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–vav–chet
“wind, breath”
In context — Jeremiah 18:17
Like an east wind I will scatter them before the enemy; in the day of their calamity I will show them My back and not My face.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 18:17, so the Hebrew word כְּרֽוּחַ־קָדִ֥ים (keruakhkadim) 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.18.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.17.W1.S1) and character.