Jeremiah 21:14:4Jer.21.14.W4TAB
מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם
maallekhem
“your deeds”
- Transliteration
- ma-al-le-KHEM
- Extended
- mah-ahl-leh-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ma.ʕal.leːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your deeds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-al-le-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
kif-RI ma-al-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 construct phrase kifri maalleikhem {כִּפְרִי מַעַלְלֵיכֶם | ki-p̆ᵊ-rî ma-ʿal-lê-ḵem} combines metaphor and legal principle to indicate measure-for-measure retribution.
Root and etymology
ע־ל־ל
“deed; action”
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 21:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 21:14, so the Hebrew word מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם (maallekhem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.14.W4.S1) and character.