Jeremiah 23:1:3Jer.23.1.W3TAB
מְאַבְּדִ֧ים
meabedim
“destroying”
- Transliteration
- me-a-BE-dim
- Extended
- meh-ah-BEH-dihm
- IPA
- /məʔabˈbɛ.diːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- destroying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
me-a-BE-dim
- phraseyour reading level
me-a-BE-dim u-me-fi-TSIM
- sentence
HOI ro-IM me-a-BE-dim u-me-fi-TSIM et-TSO-n mar-i-TI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinated Hiphil participles me’abbedim {מְאַבְּדִים | mə-’ab-bə-ḏîm} “destroying” and ū-mefitzim {וּמְפִצִים | ū-mə-p̄iṣ-îm} “and scattering” indicate ongoing harmful actions.
In context — Jeremiah 23:1
Woe to the shepherds who are ruining and scattering the flock of my pasture , declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:1, so the Hebrew word מְאַבְּדִ֧ים (meabedim) 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.23.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.1.W3.S1) and character.