Jeremiah 19:3:16Jer.19.3.W16TAB
עַל־הַמָּק֣וֹם
alhamakom
“upon the place”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-ma-KOM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-mah-KOHM
- IPA
- /ʕal.hammaˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ha-ma-KOM
- phraseyour reading level
al-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- clause
ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NI me-VI ra-A al-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE a-SHER kal-sho-me-A ti-tsal-NA oz-NAIV
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta shim-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH mal-KHE ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-im ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NI me-VI ra-A al-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE a-SHER kal-sho-me-A ti-tsal-NA oz-NAIV
Exegesis
The phrase raʿah al-ham-makom hazeh {רָעָה עַל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה | rā-ʿāh ʿal-ham-mā-qōm haz-zeh} frames the imminent judgment, and the relative clause asher kol-shomʿah titstsalnah oznav {אֲשֶׁר כָּל־שֹׁמְעָהּ תִּצַּלְנָה אָזְנָיו | ʾă-šer kol-šom-ʿāh tit-tsal-nāh ʾōz-nāv} describes the visceral effect that everyone’s ears will physically react, conveying communal shock.
Root and etymology
Rootq-w-m
“place, standing”
In context — Jeremiah 19:3
And you shall say, “Hear the word of the LORD , O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel : Behold, I am bringing disaster upon this place so that everyone who hears about it—his ears will tingle.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:3:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 19:3, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַמָּק֣וֹם (alhamakom) 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.19.3.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.3.W16.S1) and character.