Jeremiah 23:16:9Jer.23.16.W9TAB
מַהְבִּלִ֥ים
mahhevilim
“making vain”
- Transliteration
- mah-he-vi-LIM
- Extended
- mah-heh-vih-LEEM
- IPA
- /mah.vəˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- making vain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
mah-he-vi-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma
- clause
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-tish-me-U al-div-RE han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM la-KHEM mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma et-khem
- sentence
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-tish-me-U al-div-RE han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM la-KHEM mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma et-khem kha-ZON li-BAM ye-dab-be-RU LO mi-PI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The participle mahbilim {מַהְבִּלִים | mahbilîm} ‘causing to become vain’ highlights the spiritual emptiness they produce.
In context — Jeremiah 23:16
Thus says the LORD of hosts : “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, for they fill you with emptiness. They speak a vision of their own heart , and not from the mouth of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 23:16, so the Hebrew word מַהְבִּלִ֥ים (mahhevilim) 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.23.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.16.W9.S1) and character.