Jeremiah 22:23:10Jer.22.23.W10TAB
חִ֖יל
khil
“pain”
- Transliteration
- KHIL
- Extended
- KHIHL
- IPA
- /ˈħiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- pain
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
KHIL
- clause
ma-NE-khanT be-VO-LAKH kha-va-LIM KHIL ka-yo-LE-da
- sentence
ya-SHAV-ti yo-SHAVT bal-le-va-NON me-ku-NAN-ti me-kun-NANT ba-a-ra-ZIM ma-NE-khanT be-VO-LAKH kha-va-LIM KHIL ka-yo-LE-da
Exegesis
A temporal clause bevōlakh {בְּבֹא־לָ֣ךְ | bə-vō-lākh} ‘when it comes to you’ frames the arrival of khavalim {חֲבָלִים | ḥă-wā-lîm} ‘pangs’ and khil {חִ֖יל | ḥîl} ‘pain’.
Root and etymology
ch-y-lchet–yod–lamed
“anguish, writhe”
In context — Jeremiah 22:23
You who dwell in Lebanon , who nest in the cedars, how pitiful you will be when pangs come upon you—pain like a woman in labor!
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 22:23, so the Hebrew word חִ֖יל (khil) 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.22.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.23.W10.S1) and character.