Jeremiah 23:10:9Jer.23.10.W9TAB
יָבְשׁ֖וּ
yavshu
“they dried up”
- Transliteration
- yav-SHU
- Extended
- yaav-SHOO
- IPA
- /jɔvˈʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they dried up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yav-SHU
- 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
The perfect yavshu {יָבְשׁוּ | yāḇəšû} ‘dry up’ describes the neot midbar {נְאוֹת מִדְבָּר | nəʾōt midbār} ‘wilderness pastures’ undergoing irreversible drought.
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 23:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 23:10, so the Hebrew word יָבְשׁ֖וּ (yavshu) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.10.W9.S1) and character.