Jeremiah 21:14:9Jer.21.14.W9TAB
וְאָכְלָ֖ה
veakhla
“and it will devour”
- Transliteration
- ve-akh-LA
- Extended
- veh-akh-LAA
- IPA
- /vəʔɔxˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will devour
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-akh-LA
- clause
ve-hits-TAT-ti ESH be-ya-RAH ve-akh-LA KAL-se-vi-VE-ha
- 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 locative beyaarah {בְּיַעְרָהּ | bə-ya-ʿrāh} and subsequent Qal perfect veokhlah {וְאָכְלָה | wə-’āḵə-lāh} depict total devastation, extended by kol seviveha {כָּל־סְבִיבֶיהָ | kōl sə-ḇî-ṿê-hā} denoting complete encirclement. The Hebrew structure foregrounds the inevitability and comprehensiveness of divine judgment.
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 21:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 21:14, so the Hebrew word וְאָכְלָ֖ה (veakhla) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.14.W9.S1) and character.