Jeremiah 21:14:2Jer.21.14.W2TAB
עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם
alekhem
“upon you {plural}”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-khem
- Extended
- ah-LEE-khehm
- IPA
- /ʕăleːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon you {plural}
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
u-fa-KAD-ti a-LE-khem
- clause
u-fa-KAD-ti a-LE-khem kif-RI ma-al-le-KHEM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-fa-KAD-ti a-LE-khem kif-RI ma-al-le-KHEM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-hits-TAT-ti ESH be-ya-RAH ve-akh-LA KAL-se-vi-VE-ha
Exegesis
The prepositional pronominal phrase aleikhem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʿă-lê-ḵem} marks the recipients of punishment.
In context — Jeremiah 21:14
I will punish you in keeping with the fruit of your deeds, declares the LORD ; I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will consume everything around her.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 21:14, so the Hebrew word עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם (alekhem) 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.21.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.14.W2.S1) and character.