Jeremiah 19:12:1Jer.19.12.W1TAB
כֵּֽן־אֶעֱשֶׂ֞ה
keneese
“thus I will do”
- Transliteration
- KEN-e-e-SE
- Extended
- KEEN-eh-eh-SEH
- IPA
- /keːn.ʔɛʕɛˈsɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus I will do
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KEN-e-e-SE
- clause
KEN-e-e-SE la-ma-KOM ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH u-le-yo-she-VAV
- sentence
KEN-e-e-SE la-ma-KOM ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH u-le-yo-she-VAV ve-la-TET ET-ha-IR ha-ZOT ke-TO-fet
Exegesis
The verse opens with ken {כֵּן | kēn} ‘thus/so’, introducing a result clause.
The verb ʾeʿeseh {אֶעֱשֶׂה | ʾeʿĕśeh} ‘I will do’ is a Qal imperfect first person singular marking a future divine action.
Root and etymology
ʿ-š-hayin–shin–he
“to do, make”
In context — Jeremiah 19:12
Thus I will do to this place, declares the LORD , and to its inhabitants , and I will make this city like Topheth.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 19:12, so the Hebrew word כֵּֽן־אֶעֱשֶׂ֞ה (keneese) 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.19.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.12.W1.S1) and character.