Jeremiah 21:9:5Jer.21.9.W5TAB
בַּחֶ֖רֶב
bakherev
“by the sword”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHE-rev
- Extended
- bah-KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /baˈħɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ba-KHE-rev
- clause
ha-yo-SHEV ba-IR ha-ZOT ya-MUT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV u-vad-DA-ver
- sentence
ha-yo-SHEV ba-IR ha-ZOT ya-MUT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV u-vad-DA-ver ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
Root and etymology
Rootchet–resh–bet
“sword, destructive force”
In context — Jeremiah 21:9
Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans besieging you will live, and his life will be for him a spoil .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word בַּחֶ֖רֶב (bakherev) 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.21.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.9.W5.S1) and character.