Jeremiah 19:1:6Jer.19.1.W6TAB
בַקְבֻּ֖ק
vakbuk
“a flask or jar”
- Transliteration
- vak-bu-K
- Extended
- vahk-boo-K
- IPA
- /vaq.buˈq/
Meaning by language
- English
- a flask or jar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
vak-bu-K
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ka-NI-ta vak-bu-K
- clause
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH ha-LOKH ve-ka-NI-ta vak-bu-K yo-TSER KHA-resh
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH ha-LOKH ve-ka-NI-ta vak-bu-K yo-TSER KHA-resh u-miz-zik-NE ha-AM u-miz-zik-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM
Exegesis
The construct chain baq-buq yō-ṣêr ḥā-reś {בַקְבֻּ֖ק יוֹצֵ֣ר חָ֑רֶשׂ | baq-buq yō-ṣêr ḥā-reś} links the vessel, its maker, and its material, underscoring its symbolic significance.
Root and etymology
ב־ק־ב־ק
“bottle, flask”
In context — Jeremiah 19:1
Thus says the LORD : “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware bottle, and take some elders of the people and of the priests.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 19:1, so the Hebrew word בַקְבֻּ֖ק (vakbuk) 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.19.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.1.W6.S1) and character.