Jeremiah 22:9:4Jer.22.9.W4TAB
עָֽזְב֔וּ
azvevu
“they forsook”
- Transliteration
- az-VE-VU
- Extended
- aaz-veh-VOO
- IPA
- /ʕɔzəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they forsook
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
az-VE-VU
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER az-VE-VU
- clause
ve-AM-ru AL a-SHER az-VE-VU et-be-RIT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem
- 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
Azvu {עָֽזְב֔וּ | ʿā-zə-ḇū} “they abandoned” in Qal perfect conveys a completed breach of the direct-object-marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} and berit {בְּרִ֥ית | bə-rît} “covenant.”
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 22:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 22:9, so the Hebrew word עָֽזְב֔וּ (azvevu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.9.W4.S1) and character.