Jeremiah 20:8:3Jer.20.8.W3TAB
אֶזְעָ֔ק
ezeak
“I cry out”
- Transliteration
- e-ze-AK
- Extended
- eh-zeh-AAK
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.zəˈʕaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- I cry out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
e-ze-AK
- clause
KI-mid-DE a-da-BER e-ze-AK kha-MAS va-SHOD e-kra-A
- 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 verbs ezʿaq {אֶזְעָק | ʾez-ʿāq} ‘I cry out’ and ekra {אֶקְרָא | ʾe-qrāʾ} ‘I proclaim’ form a verb chain that intensifies Jeremiah’s denunciation.
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 20:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 20:8, so the Hebrew word אֶזְעָ֔ק (ezeak) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.8.W3.S1) and character.