Jeremiah 20:3:14Jer.20.3.W14TAB
שְׁמֶ֔ךָ
shemekhkha
“your name”
- Transliteration
- she-MEKH-kha
- Extended
- sheh-MEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʃəˈmɛχ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-MEKH-kha
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV yir-me-YA-hu LO fash-KHUR ka-RA ye-ho-VAH she-MEKH-kha KI im-ma-GOR mis-sa-VIV
- sentence
va-ye-HI mim-ma-kho-RAT va-yo-TSE fash-khur et-yir-me-YA-hu min-ha-ma-he-PE-khet va-yo-MER e-LAV yir-me-YA-hu LO fash-KHUR ka-RA ye-ho-VAH she-MEKH-kha KI im-ma-GOR mis-sa-VIV
In context — Jeremiah 20:3
And it came to pass on the next day that Pashhur brought Jeremiah out from the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, "The LORD has not called your name Pashhur, but rather Magor-Missaviv ."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 20:3, so the Hebrew word שְׁמֶ֔ךָ (shemekhkha) 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.20.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.3.W14.S1) and character.