Jeremiah 18:3:8Jer.18.3.W8TAB
מְלָאכָ֖ה
melakha
“work”
- Transliteration
- me-la-KHA
- Extended
- meh-laa-KHAA
- IPA
- /məlaːˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- work
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-la-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
O-se me-la-KHA
- clause
ve-hi-NE-hu ve-hi-NE HU O-se me-la-KHA al-ha-av-na-YIM
- 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 noun melakhah {מְלָאכָה | məlā-ḵāh} and the prepositional phrase al-ha-avnayim {עַל־הָאָבְנָיִם | ʿal-hā-ʾavnā-yim} specify the potter’s engagement with his dual-stone apparatus.
Root and etymology
m-l-ʾ
“work, occupation”
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 18:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 18:3, so the Hebrew word מְלָאכָ֖ה (melakha) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.3.W8.S1) and character.