Jeremiah 22:7:2Jer.22.7.W2TAB
עָלֶ֛יךָ
alekha
“against you”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-kha
- Extended
- aa-LEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlɛjxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-LE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-kid-DASH-ti a-LE-kha
- clause
ve-kid-DASH-ti a-LE-kha ma-she-KHI-tim ISH ve-khe-LAV
- sentence
ve-kid-DASH-ti a-LE-kha ma-she-KHI-tim ISH ve-khe-LAV ve-KHAR-tu miv-KHAR a-ra-ZE-kha ve-hi-PI-lu al-ha-ESH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase aleikha {עָלֶיךָ | ʿā-le-ḵā} specifies the target.
In context — Jeremiah 22:7
I will set apart against you destroyers, each man with his weapons; and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars , and cast them into the fire.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 22:7, so the Hebrew word עָלֶ֛יךָ (alekha) 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.22.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.7.W2.S1) and character.