Jeremiah 19:11:20Jer.19.11.W20TAB
וּבְתֹ֣פֶת
uvetofet
“and in Topheth”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-TO-fet
- Extended
- oo-veh-TOH-feht
- IPA
- /uːvətɔːˈfɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and in Topheth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-TO-fet
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-TO-fet yik-be-RU
- clause
u-ve-TO-fet yik-be-RU me-EN ma-KOM lik-BOR
- 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 final clause û-və-Ṭō-pheṯ yiq-bə-rû mê-ʾên mā-qōm liq-bōr {וּבְתֹפֶת יִקְבְּרוּ מֵאֵין מָקוֹם לִקְבֹּר} combines place-name and causal construction to depict comprehensive devastation.
Root and etymology
ṯ-p-htav–pe–he
“burning place”
In context — Jeremiah 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 19:11:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Jeremiah 19:11, so the Hebrew word וּבְתֹ֣פֶת (uvetofet) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.11.W20.S1) and character.