Jeremiah 21:7:23Jer.21.7.W23TAB
לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב
lefikherev
“by the mouth of the sword”
- Transliteration
- le-fi-KHE-rev
- Extended
- leh-fee-KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /ləfiːˈħɛ.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the mouth of the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-fi-KHE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-KAM le-fi-KHE-rev
- clause
ve-hi-KAM le-fi-KHE-rev lo-ya-KHUS a-le-HEM ve-LO yakh-MOL ve-LO ye-ra-KHEM
- sentence
ve-a-kha-RE-KHEN ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH e-TEN et-tsid-ki-YA-hu ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA ve-et-a-va-DAV ve-et-ha-AM ve-et-ha-ni-sha-a-RIM ba-IR ha-ZOT min-ha-DE-ver min-ha-KHE-rev u-min-ha-ra-AV be-YAD ne-vu-khad-re-TSAR ME-lekh-ba-VEL u-ve-YAD o-ye-ve-HEM u-ve-YAD me-vak-SHE naf-SHAM ve-hi-KAM le-fi-KHE-rev lo-ya-KHUS a-le-HEM ve-LO yakh-MOL ve-LO ye-ra-KHEM
Root and etymology
Rootchet–resh–bet
“sword, destructive force”
In context — Jeremiah 21:7
After this declares the LORD , I will hand over Zedekiah, king of Judah, his servants, the people, and those remaining in this city who survived the pestilence , the sword, and the famine into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, into the hands of their enemies, and into the hands of those seeking their lives. He will strike them down with the edge of the sword; he will not spare them, nor will he have compassion, nor will he show mercy.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:7:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Jeremiah 21:7, so the Hebrew word לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב (lefikherev) 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.21.7.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.7.W23.S1) and character.