Jeremiah 18:7:1Jer.18.7.W1TAB
רֶ֣גַע
rega
“a moment”
- Transliteration
- RE-ga
- Extended
- REH-gah
- IPA
- /ˈrɛ.ɡaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a moment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RE-ga
- phraseyour reading level
RE-ga a-dab-BER
- clause
RE-ga a-dab-BER al-GOY ve-al-mam-la-KHA
- sentence
RE-ga a-dab-BER al-GOY ve-al-mam-la-KHA lin-te-SHOSH ve-lin-te-TOTS u-le-ha-a-VID
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal noun regaʿ {רֶ֣גַע | regaʿ} establishing sudden divine action, followed by the Piel imperfect cohortative adabber {אֲדַבֵּ֔ר | ʾă-dab-bēr}, which functions as a divine decree.
Root and etymology
r-g-ʿr–g–ʿ
“momentary action”
In context — Jeremiah 18:7
At the moment I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to uproot, to pull down, and to destroy it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 18:7, so the Hebrew word רֶ֣גַע (rega) 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.18.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.7.W1.S1) and character.