Jeremiah 19:1:7Jer.19.1.W7TAB

יוֹצֵ֣ר

yotser

a potter

Transliteration
yo-TSER
Extended
yoh-TSEHR
IPA
/joːˈtseːr/

Meaning by language

English
a potter

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יוֹ + צֵ֣ר
yo + tser
yotser

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tsadets as in cats
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    yo-TSER

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yo-TSER KHA-resh

  3. clause

    KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH ha-LOKH ve-ka-NI-ta vak-bu-K yo-TSER KHA-resh

  4. 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

י־צ־ר

to form, shape

In contextJeremiah 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 19:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 19:1, so the Hebrew word יוֹצֵ֣ר (yotser) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.1.W7.S1) and character.