Jeremiah 19:12:6Jer.19.12.W6TAB
וְלָתֵ֛ת
velatet
“and to make or and to give”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-TET
- Extended
- veh-laa-TEET
- IPA
- /vəlaːˈteːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to make or and to give
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-la-TET
- clause
ve-la-TET ET-ha-IR ha-ZOT ke-TO-fet
- 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 infinitive construct wə-lāṯêṯ {וְלָתֵת | wə-lāṯêṯ} introduces the resultant action of making the city (hāʿîr hazzōʾṯ {הָעִיר הַזֹּאת | hā-ʿîr haz-zōʾṯ}) like Topheth.
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 19:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 19:12, so the Hebrew word וְלָתֵ֛ת (velatet) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.12.W6.S1) and character.