Jeremiah 22:2:10Jer.22.2.W10TAB
וַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙
vaavadekha
“and your servants”
- Transliteration
- va-a-va-DE-kha
- Extended
- vah-ah-vah-DEH-khah
- IPA
- /waʕăvɔːˈdɛːxɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your servants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-va-DE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
a-TA va-a-va-DE-kha
- clause
a-TA va-a-va-DE-kha ve-am-KHA ha-ba-IM ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-yo-SHEV al-ki-SE da-VID a-TA va-a-va-DE-kha ve-am-KHA ha-ba-IM ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The enumeration ʾat-tāʾ wa-ʿă-ḇā-ḏe-ḵā wə-ʿam-mə-ḵā {אַתָּה וַעֲבָדֶיךָ וְעַמְּךָ | ʾat-tāʾ wa-ʿă-ḇā-ḏe-ḵā wə-ʿam-mə-ḵā} extends the summons to the king, his servants, and his people, and the participial clause ha-bāʼîm baš-šə-ʿā-rîm hā-ʼēl-leh {הַבָּאִים בַּשְּׁעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה | ha-bāʼîm baš-šə-ʿā-rîm hā-ʼēl-leh} specifies those entering through the gates. The translation retains the hierarchical and cumulative structure of the Hebrew.
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“serve”
In context — Jeremiah 22:2
And you shall say, “Hear the word of the LORD , O king of Judah who sits upon the throne of David—you, your servants, and your people who enter through these gates.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 22:2, so the Hebrew word וַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ (vaavadekha) 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.22.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.2.W10.S1) and character.