Jeremiah 21:4:24Jer.21.4.W24TAB
אֶל־תּ֖וֹךְ
eltokh
“to the midst of”
- Transliteration
- el-TOKH
- Extended
- ehl-TOHKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the midst of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
el-TOKH
- clause
ve-a-saf-TI o-TAM el-TOKH ha-IR ha-ZOT
- sentence
KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NI me-SEV et-ke-LE ha-mil-kha-MA a-SHER be-yed-KHEM a-SHER a-TEM nil-kha-MIM BAM et-ME-lekh ba-VEL ve-et-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-LE-khem mi-KHUTS la-kho-MA ve-a-saf-TI o-TAM el-TOKH ha-IR ha-ZOT
In context — Jeremiah 21:4
Thus says the LORD God of Israel : Behold, I am turning back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall, and I will gather them into the midst of this city.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:4:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Jeremiah 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תּ֖וֹךְ (eltokh) 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.21.4.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.4.W24.S1) and character.