Jeremiah 21:4:6Jer.21.4.W6TAB
מֵסֵב֮
mesev
“turning back”
- Transliteration
- me-SEV
- Extended
- meh-SEEV
- IPA
- /meːˈseːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- turning back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
me-SEV
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NI me-SEV
- clause
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
- 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
Exegesis
The Hiphil participle meseb {מֵסֵב | mē-sēḇ} conveys strategic reversal.
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 21:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 21:4, so the Hebrew word מֵסֵב֮ (mesev) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.4.W6.S1) and character.