Jeremiah 18:17:2Jer.18.17.W2TAB
אֲפִיצֵ֖ם
afitsam
“I will scatter them”
- Transliteration
- a-fi-TSAM
- Extended
- ah-fih-TSEEM
- IPA
- /ʔă.fiːˈtsʼeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will scatter them
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-fi-TSAM
- 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 verb apitzem {אֲפִיצֵ֖ם | ʾă-p̄î-ṣēm} employs the Hiphil imperfect to express the LORD’s causative action of scattering.
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 18:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:17, so the Hebrew word אֲפִיצֵ֖ם (afitsam) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.17.W2.S1) and character.