Jeremiah 21:13:2Jer.21.13.W2TAB

אֵלַ֜יִךְ

elayikh

against you {feminine singular}

Transliteration
e-LA-yikh
Extended
ee-LAH-yihkh
IPA
/ʔeːˈlajix/

Meaning by language

English
against you {feminine singular}

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֵ + לַ֜ + יִךְ
e + la + yikh
elayikh

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-LA-yikh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    hin-NE e-LA-yikh

  3. clause

    hin-NE e-LA-yikh yo-SHE-vet ha-E-mek TSUR ham-mi-SHOR ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    hin-NE e-LA-yikh yo-SHE-vet ha-E-mek TSUR ham-mi-SHOR ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ha-o-me-RIM mi-ye-KHAT a-LE-nu u-MI ya-VO bim-a-vo-no-TE-nu

Exegesis

The verse opens with hineni {הִנְנִי | hin-nē-nî} ‘behold’ as an oracular summons, immediately followed by elayikh {אֵלַיִךְ | ʾe-lā-yiḵ} ‘against you,’ specifying the addressee.

In contextJeremiah 21:13

Behold, I am against you, inhabitant of the valley, rock of the plain—declares the LORD —you who say, “Who will descend against us, and who will enter our dwellings ?”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 21:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 21:13, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֜יִךְ (elayikh) 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.21.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.13.W2.S1) and character.