Jeremiah 18:22:12Jer.18.22.W12TAB

וּפַחִ֖ים

ufakhim

and traps

Transliteration
u-fa-KHIM
Extended
oo-fah-KHEEM
IPA
/uː.faˈħiːm/

Meaning by language

English
and traps

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Result
וּ + פַ + חִ֖ים
u + fa + khim
ufakhim

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Pep with dagesh; f without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-fa-KHIM

  2. clause

    ki-kha-RU si-KHA shu-KHA le-lakh-de-NI u-fa-KHIM tam-NU le-rag-LAI

  3. sentence

    tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA mib-ba-te-HEM ki-ta-VI a-le-HEM ge-DUD pit-e-OM ki-kha-RU si-KHA shu-KHA le-lakh-de-NI u-fa-KHIM tam-NU le-rag-LAI

Exegesis

The nouns shucha {שׁוּחָה֙ | šû-ḥāh} ‘pit’ and upakhim {וּפַחִ֖ים | û-pā-ḥîm} ‘snares’ are instruments of entrapment, each linked to purpose by the infinitive lelakhdeni {לְלָכְדֵ֔נִי | lə-lā-ḵdê-nî} ‘to catch me’ and the prepositional phrase leraglai {לְרַגְלָֽי | lə-ra-ḡlāy} ‘for my feet’. The sequence of perfect verbs followed by purpose clauses underscores the certainty and deliberation of the enemy’s schemes.

In contextJeremiah 18:22

Let a cry be heard from their houses when You bring a troop upon them suddenly, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 18:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 18:22, so the Hebrew word וּפַחִ֖ים (ufakhim) 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.18.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.22.W12.S1) and character.