Jeremiah 20:7:4Jer.20.7.W4TAB
חֲזַקְתַּ֖נִי
khazaktani
“you were strong against me”
- Transliteration
- kha-zak-TA-ni
- Extended
- khah-zahk-TAA-nih
- IPA
- /ħăzaqˈtaː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you were strong against me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
kha-zak-TA-ni
- clause
pi-ti-TA-ni ye-ho-VAH va-e-PA-t kha-zak-TA-ni va-tu-KHAL
- sentence
pi-ti-TA-ni ye-ho-VAH va-e-PA-t kha-zak-TA-ni va-tu-KHAL ha-YI-ti li-se-KHOK kal-ha-YOM ku-lo lo-EG LI
Exegesis
The pair ḥazaqtani {חֲזַקְתַּ֖נִי | ḥăzaqtānī} ‘you have prevailed over me’ and vattukhal {וַתּוּכָ֑ל | wattūḵal} ‘and you prevailed’ form a parallel structure highlighting divine overpowering.
Root and etymology
ח–ז–ק
“to be strong, prevail”
In context — Jeremiah 20:7
You have deceived me, O LORD , and I was deceived; You have prevailed over me, and You have overcome. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 20:7, so the Hebrew word חֲזַקְתַּ֖נִי (khazaktani) 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.20.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.7.W4.S1) and character.