Jeremiah 20:12:12Jer.20.12.W12TAB
אֵלֶ֖יךָ
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- ee-LEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlɛjxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-LE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
KI e-LE-kha
- clause
e-re-E nik-ma-TE-kha me-HEM KI e-LE-kha gi-LI-ti et-ri-VI
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT bo-KHEN tsa-DIK ro-E khe-la-YOT va-LEV e-re-E nik-ma-TE-kha me-HEM KI e-LE-kha gi-LI-ti et-ri-VI
Exegesis
Finally, the conjunction ki introduces elekha gilliti et-rivi {אֵלֶ֖יךָ גִּלִּ֥יתִי אֶת־רִיבִֽי | ʾē-lê-ḵā gil-lî-tī ʾet rî-ḇî} ‘for to you I have revealed my cause’, linking the request to the speaker’s transparent appeal.
In context — Jeremiah 20:12
But you, O LORD of hosts , who examine the righteous and see the kidneys and heart, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have revealed my cause.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 20:12, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶ֖יךָ (elekha) 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.20.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.12.W12.S1) and character.