Jeremiah 23:13:4Jer.23.13.W4TAB

תִפְלָ֑ה

tifla

“an offensive thing or folly”

Transliteration: tif-LA
Extended: tihf-LAA
IPA: /tifˈlaː/

Meaning by language

English: an offensive thing or folly

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

תִפְ + לָ֑ה

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tif + la

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tifla

Alphabet Analysis

	Tav	t as in top
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Pe	p with dagesh; f without
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Lamed	l as in law
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
tif-LA
phraseyour reading level
ra-I-ti tif-LA
clause
u-vin-ne-vi-E shom-re-VON ra-I-ti tif-LA
sentence
u-vin-ne-vi-E shom-re-VON ra-I-ti tif-LA hin-nav-VU va-ba-AL va-yat-E-VU et-a-MI et-yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The Qal perfect ra’iti {רָאִ֣יתִי | rā-ʾî-ṯî} ‘I saw’ takes the preposed object tiflah {תִפְלָה | tīp̄-lāh} ‘folly’ for emphasis.

Root and etymology

t-p-lTav–Pe–Lamed

“nonsense”

In context — Jeremiah 23:13

And among the prophets of Samaria I saw folly; they prophesied in Baal and led My people Israel astray.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 23:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:13, so the Hebrew word תִפְלָ֑ה (tifla) 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.23.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.13.W4.S1) and character.

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