Jeremiah 23:19:4Jer.23.19.W4TAB
חֵמָה֙
khema
“wrath”
- Transliteration
- khe-MA
- Extended
- kheh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħeːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wrath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-MA
- clause
hi-NE sa-a-RAT ye-ho-VAH khe-MA ya-tse-A ve-SA-ar mit-kho-LEL
- sentence
hi-NE sa-a-RAT ye-ho-VAH khe-MA ya-tse-A ve-SA-ar mit-kho-LEL AL ROSH re-sha-IM ya-KHUL
Exegesis
The term chemah {חֵמָה | ḥēmāh} ‘wrath’ paired with the perfect yāṣʾāh {יָצְאָה | yāṣʾāh} ‘has gone out’ emphasizes the active release of God’s anger.
Root and etymology
Rootchet, mem, he
“heat, anger”
In context — Jeremiah 23:19
Behold, the storm of the LORD —wrath has been unleashed; a twisting tempest—it will whirl onto the head of the wicked .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:19, so the Hebrew word חֵמָה֙ (khema) 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.23.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.19.W4.S1) and character.