Jeremiah 18:7:4Jer.18.7.W4TAB
וְעַל־מַמְלָכָ֑ה
vealmamlakha
“and concerning a kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-mam-la-KHA
- Extended
- veh-ahl-mahm-lah-KHAA
- IPA
- /vəʕal.mam.laːˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and concerning a kingdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-mam-la-KHA
- 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 paired prepositional phrases ʿal gōy {עַל־גּוֹי | ʿal gōy} and wə-ʿal mamlāḵâ {וְעַל־מַמְלָכָה | wə-ʿal mam-lā-kāh} form a parallel structure that emphasizes the scope of judgment across both people and political entity.
Root and etymology
m-l-km–l–k
“rule”
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 18:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 18:7, so the Hebrew word וְעַל־מַמְלָכָ֑ה (vealmamlakha) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.7.W4.S1) and character.