Jeremiah 23:2:14Jer.23.2.W14TAB
פְקַדְתֶּ֖ם
pekadtem
“you have attended to or visited”
- Transliteration
- pe-kad-TEM
- Extended
- peh-kahd-TTEHM
- IPA
- /fə.qadˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have attended to or visited
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
pe-kad-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO pe-kad-TEM
- clause
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-re-EL al-ha-ro-IM ha-ro-IM et-a-MI a-TEM ha-fi-TSO-TEM et-tso-NI va-tad-di-KHUM ve-LO pe-kad-TEM o-TAM
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-re-EL al-ha-ro-IM ha-ro-IM et-a-MI a-TEM ha-fi-TSO-TEM et-tso-NI va-tad-di-KHUM ve-LO pe-kad-TEM o-TAM hin-ne-NI po-KED a-le-KHEM et-RO-a ma-al-le-KHEM ne-UM-Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The conjunction velo {וְלֹ֥א | wə-lō} negates the Qal perfect pəqaḏtem {פְקַדְתֶּ֖ם | pəqaḏtêm} ‘you have attended,’ underscoring pastoral neglect.
Root and etymology
פ–ק–ד
“to attend, to visit, to oversee, to punish”
In context — Jeremiah 23:2
Therefore, thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: You have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your misdeeds , declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:2:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 23:2, so the Hebrew word פְקַדְתֶּ֖ם (pekadtem) 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.23.2.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.2.W14.S1) and character.