Jeremiah 18:22:2Jer.18.22.W2TAB
זְעָקָה֙
zeaka
“a cry”
- Transliteration
- ze-a-KA
- Extended
- zeh-aa-KAA
- IPA
- /zə.ʕaːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a cry
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ze-a-KA
- phraseyour reading level
tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA
- clause
tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA mib-ba-te-HEM ki-ta-VI a-le-HEM ge-DUD pit-e-OM
- 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
Zeakah {זְעָקָה֙ | zə-ʿā-qāh} ‘cry’ serves as the subject, modified by the source phrase mibateihem {מִבָּתֵּיהֶ֔ם | mib-bā-ttê-hem} ‘from their houses’.
Root and etymology
ז–ע–ק
“to cry out”
In context — Jeremiah 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 18:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:22, so the Hebrew word זְעָקָה֙ (zeaka) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.22.W2.S1) and character.