Jeremiah 23:12:14Jer.23.12.W14TAB
פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם
pekuddatam
“their visitation or their punishment”
- Transliteration
- pe-kud-da-TAM
- Extended
- peh-kuhd-dah-TAAM
- IPA
- /pəqud.daːˈtɑːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their visitation or their punishment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-kud-da-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
she-NAT pe-kud-da-TAM
- clause
ki-a-VI a-le-HEM ra-A she-NAT pe-kud-da-TAM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
la-KHEN yih-ye dar-KAM la-HEM kha-kha-lak-la-KOT ba-a-fe-LA yid-da-KHU ve-na-FLU VAH ki-a-VI a-le-HEM ra-A she-NAT pe-kud-da-TAM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct shenat pekudatam {שְׁנַת פְּקֻדָּתָם | šên-at pə-qû-da-tām} ‘the year of their visitation’ sets a precise timeframe for judgment.
Root and etymology
פ–ק–ד
“to attend, to visit, to oversee, to punish”
In context — Jeremiah 23:12
Therefore their way will be to them like a slick path in the darkness; they will be driven on and will fall there, for I will bring calamity upon them—the year of their visitation , declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 23:12, so the Hebrew word פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם (pekuddatam) 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.23.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.12.W14.S1) and character.