Jeremiah 20:8:4Jer.20.8.W4TAB
חָמָ֥
khamas
“violence”
- Transliteration
- kha-MAS
- Extended
- khaa-MAHS
- IPA
- /ħaːˈmaːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- violence
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
kha-MAS
- phraseyour reading level
kha-MAS va-SHOD
- 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 double direct objects ḥamas va-shod {חָמָס וָשֹׁד | ḥā-mās wā-šōḏ} ‘violence and destruction’ mirror the content of his protest.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-m-s
“violence”
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 20:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 20:8, so the Hebrew word חָמָ֥ (khamas) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.8.W4.S1) and character.