Jeremiah 20:13:10Jer.20.13.W10TAB
מְרֵעִֽים׃
mereim
“evildoers”
- Transliteration
- me-re-IM
- Extended
- meh-ree-IM
- IPA
- /məreːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- evildoers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-re-IM
- phraseyour reading level
mi-YAD me-re-IM
- clause
KI hi-TSIL et-NE-fesh e-ve-YON mi-YAD me-re-IM
- sentence
SHI-ru la-ye-ho-VAH hal-LE-lu et-ye-ho-VAH KI hi-TSIL et-NE-fesh e-ve-YON mi-YAD me-re-IM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mi-yad {מִיַּד | mî-yad} ‘from the hand’ designates source or agency, with mere'im {מְרֵעִֽים | mərəʿîm} ‘evildoers’ specifying the actors. Hebrew word order emphasizes the divine rescue of the vulnerable. English rendering maintains command order, causal relation, and poetic parallelism.
Root and etymology
“do evil”
In context — Jeremiah 20:13
Sing to the LORD and praise Him, for He has delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 20:13, so the Hebrew word מְרֵעִֽים׃ (mereim) 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.20.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.13.W10.S1) and character.