Jeremiah 23:2:20Jer.23.2.W20TAB
מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם
maallekhem
“your deeds”
- Transliteration
- ma-al-le-KHEM
- Extended
- mah-ahl-leh-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ma.ʕal.ləˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your deeds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-al-le-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
et-RO-a ma-al-le-KHEM
- clause
hin-ne-NI po-KED a-le-KHEM et-RO-a ma-al-le-KHEM ne-UM-Ye-ho-VAH
- 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 object phrase et-rōʿ maʿallelê-khem {אֶת־רֹעַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם | ʾəṯ-rōʿ maʿallelê-ḵem} ‘the evil of your deeds’ completes the clause of divine judgment, and the verse closes with the declaration neʾûm-YHWH {נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה | nəʾûm-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘declares the LORD.’ The chiastic use of the root p-q-d in pəqaḏtem and pōqēd emphasizes the reversal from human neglect to divine visitation.
Root and etymology
ע–ל–ל
“deed, act”
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 23:2:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Jeremiah 23:2, so the Hebrew word מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם (maallekhem) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.2.W20.S1) and character.