Jeremiah 22:20:3Jer.22.20.W3TAB
וּֽצְעָ֔קִי
utseaki
“and cry out”
- Transliteration
- u-tse-a-KI
- Extended
- oo-tseh-ah-KEE
- IPA
- /uːtsəʕaːˈqiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and cry out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-tse-a-KI
- clause
a-LI hal-le-va-NON u-tse-a-KI u-vab-ba-SHAN te-NI ko-LEKH
- sentence
a-LI hal-le-va-NON u-tse-a-KI u-vab-ba-SHAN te-NI ko-LEKH ve-tsa-a-KI me-a-va-RIM KI nish-be-RU KAL-me-a-ha-VAI-ye-kh
Exegesis
The verse uses a sequence of four Qal imperatives in the feminine singular—ali {עֲלִ֤י | ʿă-lī} “go up”, utsəaqi {וּֽצְעָ֔קִי | û-ṣə-ʿā-qī} “cry out”, teni {תְּנִי֣ | tə-nī} “give”, and vetsəaqi {וְצַֽעֲקִי֙ | və-ṣa-ʿă-qī} “cry out”—addressing the personified city.
Root and etymology
צ־ע־ק
“to cry out”
In context — Jeremiah 22:20
Go up to Lebanon and cry out ; in Bashan lift up your voice; and cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been destroyed .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 22:20, so the Hebrew word וּֽצְעָ֔קִי (utseaki) 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.22.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.20.W3.S1) and character.