Jeremiah 22:28:7Jer.22.28.W7TAB
אִ֨ם־כְּלִ֔י
imkeli
“is he a vessel or an object”
- Transliteration
- im-ke-LI
- Extended
- ihm-keh-LEE
- IPA
- /ʔim.kəˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is he a vessel or an object
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
im-ke-LI
- clause
ha-E-tsev niv-ZE na-FUTS ha-ISH ha-ZE kan-YA-hu im-ke-LI EN KHE-fets BO
- sentence
ha-E-tsev niv-ZE na-FUTS ha-ISH ha-ZE kan-YA-hu im-ke-LI EN KHE-fets BO ma-DU-a hu-ta-LU HU ve-ZAR-o ve-hush-le-KHU al-ha-A-rets a-SHER lo-ya-DA-u
Exegesis
The conditional im {אִם־ | im} ‘if’ introduces a protasis with keli {כְּלִי | ke-lî} ‘vessel’, negated by ein {אֵ֥ן | ’ên} ‘there is not’ before chefets {חֵ֖פֶץ | ḥê-p̄eṣ} ‘delight’ governed by bo {בּ֑וֹ | bō} ‘in him’.
Root and etymology
כ־ל־י
“vessel, utensil”
In context — Jeremiah 22:28
Is this man Coniah a despised, broken pot, or a vessel in which there is no delight? Why have they—he and his offspring —been cast out and thrown upon a land which they did not know?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 22:28, so the Hebrew word אִ֨ם־כְּלִ֔י (imkeli) 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.22.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.28.W7.S1) and character.