Jeremiah 22:7:8Jer.22.7.W8TAB
אֲרָזֶ֔יךָ
arazekha
“your cedars”
- Transliteration
- a-ra-ZE-kha
- Extended
- ah-raa-ZEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔăraːˈzɛjxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your cedars
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| 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-ra-ZE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
miv-KHAR a-ra-ZE-kha
- 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 construct phrase mivchar arazekha {מִבְחַ֣ר אֲרָזֶיךָ | mib-ḥar ʾă-rā-ze-ḵā} highlights the magnitude of loss, and the clause al-ha’esh {עַל־הָאֵֽשׁ | ʿal-hā-ʾēš} provides the climactic image of fiery devastation.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-r-z
“cedar”
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 22:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 22:7, so the Hebrew word אֲרָזֶ֔יךָ (arazekha) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.7.W8.S1) and character.