Jeremiah 22:7:6Jer.22.7.W6TAB
וְכָֽרְתוּ֙
vekhartu
“and they will cut down”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHAR-tu
- Extended
- veh-KHAAR-too
- IPA
- /vəχaːrˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will cut down
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHAR-tu
- clause
ve-KHAR-tu miv-KHAR a-ra-ZE-kha ve-hi-PI-lu al-ha-ESH
- 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 paired verbs vekhartu {וְכָֽרְתוּ | wə-ḵā-rə-ṯû} and vehipilu {וְהִפִּ֖ילוּ | wə-hi-pî-lû} form a parallel structure that intensifies the destructive action.
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 22:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 22:7, so the Hebrew word וְכָֽרְתוּ֙ (vekhartu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.7.W6.S1) and character.