Jeremiah 18:9:1Jer.18.9.W1TAB
וְרֶ֣גַע
verega
“and in a moment”
- Transliteration
- ve-RE-ga
- Extended
- veh-REH-gah
- IPA
- /vəˈrɛ.ɡaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and in a moment
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-RE-ga
- phraseyour reading level
ve-RE-ga a-da-BER
- clause
ve-RE-ga a-da-BER al-GOY ve-al-mam-la-KHA
- sentence
ve-RE-ga a-da-BER al-GOY ve-al-mam-la-KHA liv-NOT ve-lin-TO-a
Exegesis
The verse begins with verēgaʿ {וְרֶ֣גַע | wə-re-gaʿ} ‘and at an instant,’ setting a temporal marker of immediacy.
Root and etymology
Rootr-g-'
“moment, instant”
In context — Jeremiah 18:9
And at an instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 18:9, so the Hebrew word וְרֶ֣גַע (verega) 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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.9.W1.S1) and character.