Jeremiah 20:8:10Jer.20.8.W10TAB
לְחֶרְפָּ֥ה
lekherpa
“for reproach”
- Transliteration
- le-kher-PA
- Extended
- leh-khehr-PAH
- IPA
- /ləħɛrˈpaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for reproach
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-kher-PA
- phraseyour reading level
le-kher-PA u-le-KE-les
- clause
KI-ha-YA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH LI le-kher-PA u-le-KE-les KAL-ha-YOM
- sentence
KI-mid-DE a-da-BER e-ze-AK kha-MAS va-SHOD e-kra-A KI-ha-YA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH LI le-kher-PA u-le-KE-les KAL-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The second ki {כִּי־ | kî} signals a result: hayah dvar-YHWH lī le-kherpah û-le-keles {הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה לִי לְחֶרְפָּה וּלְקֶלֶס | hā-yāh də-var YHWH lī lə-ḥerpāh û-lə-qeles}, where the divine message becomes Jeremiah’s reproach and derision.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-r-p
“reproach, shame”
In context — Jeremiah 20:8
For whenever I speak, I cry out; I call, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the LORD has become for me reproach and derision all the day.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 20:8, so the Hebrew word לְחֶרְפָּ֥ה (lekherpa) 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.20.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.8.W10.S1) and character.