Jeremiah 19:12:9Jer.19.12.W9TAB
כְּתֹֽפֶת׃
ketofet
“like Topheth”
- Transliteration
- ke-TO-fet
- Extended
- keh-TOH-feht
- IPA
- /kəˈtoːfɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- like Topheth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
ke-TO-fet
- 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 simile ketophet {כְּתֹפֶת | kəṯōp̄eṯ} draws a vivid comparison to a site of sacrificial burning. The structure emphasizes causal progression from divine pronouncement to its fulfillment.
Root and etymology
ṯ-p-htav–pe–he
“burning place”
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 19:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 19:12, so the Hebrew word כְּתֹֽפֶת׃ (ketofet) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.12.W9.S1) and character.