Jeremiah 18:3:1Jer.18.3.W1TAB
וָאֵרֵ֖ד
vaered
“and I went down”
- Transliteration
- va-e-RED
- Extended
- vaa-eh-RED
- IPA
- /vaʔeˈreːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I went down
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
va-e-RED
- clause
va-e-RED BET ha-yo-TSER
- sentence
va-e-RED BET ha-yo-TSER ve-hi-NE-hu ve-hi-NE HU O-se me-la-KHA al-ha-av-na-YIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive form vaʾered {וָאֵרֵד | wā-ʾē-rēḏ} indicating a sequential narrative action.
In context — Jeremiah 18:3
So I went down to the potter’s house , and look—he was working at the wheels .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 18:3, so the Hebrew word וָאֵרֵ֖ד (vaered) 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.18.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.3.W1.S1) and character.