Jeremiah 20:17:3Jer.20.17.W3TAB
מֵרָ֑חֶם
merakhem
“from womb”
- Transliteration
- me-RA-khem
- Extended
- meh-RAA-khehm
- IPA
- /meːˈraːħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from womb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-RA-khem
- clause
a-SHER LO-MO-te-ta-NI me-RA-khem
- sentence
a-SHER LO-MO-te-ta-NI me-RA-khem va-te-HI-LI i-MI kiv-RI ve-RA-khMA ha-RAT o-LAM
Exegesis
Me-rechem {מֵרָ֑חֶם | mê-rā-ḥem} ‘from womb’ specifies the origin avoided.
Root and etymology
r-ḥ-m
“womb, compassion”
In context — Jeremiah 20:17
Because he did not kill me in the womb , my mother became my grave, and her womb experienced everlasting pregnancy .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 20:17, so the Hebrew word מֵרָ֑חֶם (merakhem) 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.20.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.17.W3.S1) and character.