Jeremiah 19:12:7Jer.19.12.W7TAB
אֶת־הָעִ֥יר
ethair
“{direct object} the city”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-IR
- Extended
- EET-haa-IHR
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.haːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ET-ha-IR
- phraseyour reading level
ET-ha-IR ha-ZOT
- 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 19:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 19:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעִ֥יר (ethair) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.12.W7.S1) and character.