Jeremiah 22:9:10Jer.22.9.W10TAB
אֲחֵרִ֖ים
akherim
“other”
- Transliteration
- a-KHE-rim
- Extended
- ah-KHEE-rihm
- IPA
- /ʔăħeːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-KHE-rim
- phraseyour reading level
le-e-lo-HIM a-KHE-rim
- clause
va-yish-ta-kha-VU le-e-lo-HIM a-KHE-rim va-ya-VE-DUM
- sentence
ve-AM-ru AL a-SHER az-VE-VU et-be-RIT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem va-yish-ta-kha-VU le-e-lo-HIM a-KHE-rim va-ya-VE-DUM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lelohim acherim {לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים | lə-ʾĕ-lō-hîm ʾă-ḥê-rîm} “to other gods” functions as the object of both verbs, highlighting the shift in devotion. Parallelism between covenant abandonment and idolatrous service underscores cause-and-effect in divine judgment.
In context — Jeremiah 22:9
And they will say, “Because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD their God , bowed down to other gods , and served them.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 22:9, so the Hebrew word אֲחֵרִ֖ים (akherim) 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.22.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.9.W10.S1) and character.