Jeremiah 23:1:6Jer.23.1.W6TAB
מַרְעִיתִ֖י
mariti
“my pasture”
- Transliteration
- mar-i-TI
- Extended
- mahr-ih-TEE
- IPA
- /marʕiːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my pasture
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mar-i-TI
- phraseyour reading level
et-TSO-n mar-i-TI
- 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 accusative marker et {אֶת־ | ’eṯ} marks tzon {צֹאן | ṣōn} “flock” as the object, modified by the construct mar‘iti {מַרְעִיתִי | marʿîṯî} “of my pasture,” emphasizing divine possession.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hresh–ʿayin–he
“pasture, grazing area”
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 23:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 23:1, so the Hebrew word מַרְעִיתִ֖י (mariti) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.1.W6.S1) and character.