Jeremiah 23:32:9Jer.23.32.W9TAB
בְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖ם
beshikrehem
“by their lies”
- Transliteration
- be-shik-re-HEM
- Extended
- beh-shihk-reh-HEHM
- IPA
- /bəʃiq.reːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- by their lies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
be-shik-re-HEM
- clause
hin-NE-ni al-ni-be-E kha-lo-MOT SHE-ker ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-sa-pe-RUM va-yat-E-u et-a-MI be-shik-re-HEM u-ve-fa-kha-zu-TAM
- sentence
hin-NE-ni al-ni-be-E kha-lo-MOT SHE-ker ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-sa-pe-RUM va-yat-E-u et-a-MI be-shik-re-HEM u-ve-fa-kha-zu-TAM ve-a-no-KHI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-LO tsi-vi-TIM ve-ho-EIL lo-yo-i-LU la-AM-ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The instrumental clauses be-shikrehem {בְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖ם | bə·šiq·rê·hem} ‘by their lies’ and u-ve-pachazūtām {וּבְפַחֲזוּתָ֑ם | ū·bə·paḥ·ă·zū·ṯām} ‘and by their recklessness’ specify the means of deception.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–qof–resh
“falsehood”
In context — Jeremiah 23:32
Behold, I am against the prophets of false dreams, declares the LORD , who tell them and lead My people astray by their lies and by their recklessness; yet I did not send them nor command them. Therefore, they will not profit this people, declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:32:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 23:32, so the Hebrew word בְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖ם (beshikrehem) 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.23.32.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.32.W9.S1) and character.