Jeremiah 23:2:6Jer.23.2.W6TAB
עַֽל־הָרֹעִים֮
alharoim
“concerning the shepherds”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-ro-IM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-roh-EEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.ha.roːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning the shepherds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ha-ro-IM
- 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 prepositional phrase al-haroʿim {עַֽל־הָרֹעִים | ʿal-hārōʿîm} ‘concerning the shepherds’ names the addressees, with the participle haroʿim {הָרֹעִים | hārōʿîm} functioning adjectivally to specify those who shepherd.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hresh–ʿayin–he
“to shepherd, tend”
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 23:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 23:2, so the Hebrew word עַֽל־הָרֹעִים֮ (alharoim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.2.W6.S1) and character.