Jeremiah 23:21:4Jer.23.21.W4TAB
רָ֑צוּ
ratsu
“they ran”
- Transliteration
- RA-tsu
- Extended
- RAA-tsoo
- IPA
- /ˈraːtsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they ran
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RA-tsu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HEM RA-tsu
- clause
LO-sha-LAKH-te et-ha-ne-vi-IM ve-HEM RA-tsu
- sentence
LO-sha-LAKH-te et-ha-ne-vi-IM ve-HEM RA-tsu LO-dib-BAR-te a-le-HEM ve-HEM ni-ba-U
Exegesis
The conjunction ve {וְ | wə-} plus hem {הֵם | hêm} and ratsu {רָצוּ | rā-ṣū} ‘ran’ highlights human initiative contrary to divine commission.
In context — Jeremiah 23:21
I did not send the prophets , yet they rushed out; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:21, so the Hebrew word רָ֑צוּ (ratsu) 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.23.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.21.W4.S1) and character.