Jeremiah 18:6:1Jer.18.6.W1TAB
הֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨ר
hakhayotser
“like the potter”
- Transliteration
- ha-kha-yo-TSER
- Extended
- hah-khah-yoh-TSEER
- IPA
- /hăxaj.joːˈtseːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the potter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-kha-yo-TSER
- phraseyour reading level
ha-kha-yo-TSER ha-ZEH
- clause
ha-kha-yo-TSER ha-ZEH lo-O-khal la-a-SOT la-KHEM BET yis-ra-EL ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ha-kha-yo-TSER ha-ZEH lo-O-khal la-a-SOT la-KHEM BET yis-ra-EL ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH hi-NE kha-KHO-mer be-YAD ha-yo-TSER ken-a-TEM be-ya-DI BET yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative comparative construction hakhayotser hazzeh {הֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨ר הַזֶּ֜ה | hă-kā-yō-tsêr ha-zzeh} ‘as this potter’, which merges the preformative he and comparative prefix ka with the participle yotser {יוֹצֵר | yō-tzêr}.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–tsade–resh
“to form, shape”
In context — Jeremiah 18:6
“House of Israel, am I not able to deal with you like this potter?” declares the LORD . “Look—like the clay in the hand of the potter, so you are in My hand, house of Israel.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 18:6, so the Hebrew word הֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨ר (hakhayotser) 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.18.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.6.W1.S1) and character.