Jeremiah 22:3:13Jer.22.3.W13TAB
וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה
vealmana
“and a widow”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-ma-NA
- Extended
- veh-ahl-mah-NAA
- IPA
- /vəʔalmaːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a widow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-ma-NA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GER ya-TOM ve-al-ma-NA al-TO-nu
- clause
ve-GER ya-TOM ve-al-ma-NA al-TO-nu al-ta-khMO-su ve-DAM na-KI al-tish-pe-KHU ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-SU mish-PA-t u-tse-da-KA ve-ha-TSI-lu ga-ZUL mi-YAD a-SHOK ve-GER ya-TOM ve-al-ma-NA al-TO-nu al-ta-khMO-su ve-DAM na-KI al-tish-pe-KHU ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The triad ve-ger yatom ve-almanah {וְגֵר֩ יָת֨וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה | wə-gēr yā-ṯôm wə-ʾal-mā-nāh} underscores care for the vulnerable. Repeated negation ʾal intensifies prohibitions.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-l-m-n
“widow”
In context — Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the LORD : "Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not oppress or do violence to the sojourner, the orphan , or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Jeremiah 22:3, so the Hebrew word וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה (vealmana) 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.22.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.3.W13.S1) and character.