Jeremiah 22:23:8Jer.22.23.W8TAB
בְּבֹא־לָ֣ךְ
bevolakh
“when they come upon you”
- Transliteration
- be-VO-LAKH
- Extended
- beh-VOH-LAAKH
- IPA
- /bəvoːˈlaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- when they come upon you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
be-VO-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-VO-LAKH kha-va-LIM
- 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’.
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 22:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 22:23, so the Hebrew word בְּבֹא־לָ֣ךְ (bevolakh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.23.W8.S1) and character.