Jeremiah 22:25:3Jer.22.25.W3TAB
מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י
mevakshe
“those seeking”
- Transliteration
- me-vak-she
- Extended
- meh-vahk-SHEE
- IPA
- /məvaqˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- those seeking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
me-vak-she
- phraseyour reading level
me-vak-she naf-she-KHA
- clause
u-ne-tat-TI-kha be-YAD me-vak-she naf-she-KHA u-ve-YAD a-sher-at-TA ya-GOR mi-pe-ne-HEM
- sentence
u-ne-tat-TI-kha be-YAD me-vak-she naf-she-KHA u-ve-YAD a-sher-at-TA ya-GOR mi-pe-ne-HEM u-ve-YAD ne-vu-khad-re-TSAR ME-lekh-ba-VEL u-ve-YAD ha-kas-DIM
Exegesis
The participle mevaqshei nafshekha {מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשֶׁךָ | mə-vaq-šê naf-šə-ḵā} ‘those who seek your life’ employs nefesh to denote the person’s entire being under threat.
Root and etymology
bet–qof–shin
“to seek”
In context — Jeremiah 22:25
I will give you into the hand of those who seek your life , and into the hand of those before whom you are fearful, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 22:25, so the Hebrew word מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י (mevakshe) 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.22.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.25.W3.S1) and character.