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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LA-yikh
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NE e-LA-yikh
- clause
hin-NE e-LA-yikh yo-SHE-vet ha-E-mek TSUR ham-mi-SHOR ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.