Jeremiah 19:11:18Jer.19.11.W18TAB

לְהֵרָפֵ֖ה

leherafe

to be healed or repaired

Transliteration
le-he-ra-FE
Extended
leh-hee-rah-FEH
IPA
/ləheːraːˈfeː/

Meaning by language

English
to be healed or repaired

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + הֵ + רָ + פֵ֖ה
le + he + ra + fe
leherafe

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Pep with dagesh; f without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-he-ra-FE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lo-yu-KHAL le-he-ra-FE

  3. clause

    ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ka-KHA eSH-be-OR et-ha-AM ha-ZE ve-et-ha-IR ha-ZOT ka-a-SHER yiSH-bor et-ke-LI ha-yo-TSER a-SHER lo-yu-KHAL le-he-ra-FE OD

  4. sentence

    ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ka-KHA eSH-be-OR et-ha-AM ha-ZE ve-et-ha-IR ha-ZOT ka-a-SHER yiSH-bor et-ke-LI ha-yo-TSER a-SHER lo-yu-KHAL le-he-ra-FE OD u-ve-TO-fet yik-be-RU me-EN ma-KOM lik-BOR

Exegesis

The Niphil infinitive construct leherafeh {לְהֵרָפֵה | lə-hê-rā-pêh} conveys the impossibility of restoration.

In contextJeremiah 19:11

And you shall say to them, "Thus says the LORD of hosts : 'So will I break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel that cannot be repaired again, and in Topheth they will bury for lack of a place to bury.'"

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 19:11:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Jeremiah 19:11, so the Hebrew word לְהֵרָפֵ֖ה (leherafe) 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.19.11.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.11.W18.S1) and character.