Jeremiah 19:15:16Jer.19.15.W16TAB
עָלֶ֑יהָ
aleha
“against it”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-ha
- Extended
- aa-LEH-haah
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlɛhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LE-ha
- clause
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI me-VI el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-al-kol-a-RE-ha ET kol-ha-ra-A a-SHER di-BAR-ti a-LE-ha
- sentence
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI me-VI el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-al-kol-a-RE-ha ET kol-ha-ra-A a-SHER di-BAR-ti a-LE-ha KI hik-SHU et-ar-PAHM le-vil-TI she-MO-a et-de-va-RAI
Exegesis
The object clause et-kol-hara’ah asher dibarti aleiha {אֵת־כָּל־הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי עָלֶיהָ | ʾêṯ kāl harāʿāh ʾăšer dibbartî ʿālêhā} details the full extent of the disaster foretold.
In context — Jeremiah 19:15
Thus says the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel : Behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have spoken against her, because they have hardened their neck so as not to listen to My words.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:15:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 19:15, so the Hebrew word עָלֶ֑יהָ (aleha) 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.19.15.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.15.W16.S1) and character.