Jeremiah 18:19:5Jer.18.19.W5TAB
לְק֥וֹל
lekol
“to the voice”
- Transliteration
- le-KOL
- Extended
- leh-KOHL
- IPA
- /ləˈqoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the voice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
le-KOL
- phraseyour reading level
le-KOL ye-ri-VAI
- clause
u-she-MA le-KOL ye-ri-VAI
- sentence
hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI u-she-MA le-KOL ye-ri-VAI
Exegesis
The construct preposition leqol {לְקוֹל | lə-qōl} ‘to voice’ links to the possessive construct yerivai {יְרִיבָי | yə-rî-ḇāy} ‘of my adversaries’. These paired imperatives and the fronted vocative form a balanced plea structure, highlighting the call for divine attention before specifying the source of contention. English rendering splits the Hebrew compounds into two coordinated commands for clarity.
In context — Jeremiah 18:19
Give attention, O LORD , to me, and listen to the voice of my adversaries .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 18:19, so the Hebrew word לְק֥וֹל (lekol) 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.18.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.19.W5.S1) and character.