Jeremiah 23:10:6Jer.23.10.W6TAB
אָלָה֙
ala
“a curse”
- Transliteration
- a-LA
- Extended
- ah-LAA
- IPA
- /ʔaˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a curse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ki-mip-ne a-LA
- clause
KI me-na-a-FIM mal-A ha-A-rets ki-mip-ne a-LA av-la ha-A-rets yav-SHU ne-OT mid-BAR
- sentence
KI me-na-a-FIM mal-A ha-A-rets ki-mip-ne a-LA av-la ha-A-rets yav-SHU ne-OT mid-BAR vat-te-HI me-ru-tsa-TAM ra-A u-ge-vu-ra-TAM lo-KHEN
Exegesis
A parallel ki-mippenei {כִּי־מִּפְנֵי | kî-mippənê} ‘because of’ introduces the noun alah {אָלָה | ʾālāh} ‘curse’, which with the perfect verb abelah {אָבְלָה | ʾāḇəlāh} ‘mourns’ frames the land’s lament as a covenant penalty.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“curse, oath”
In context — Jeremiah 23:10
For the land is filled with adulterers; because of the curse the land grieves, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their path is evil, and their strength is not right.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 23:10, so the Hebrew word אָלָה֙ (ala) 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.23.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.10.W6.S1) and character.