Jeremiah 23:33:1Jer.23.33.W1TAB
וְכִי־יִשְׁאָלְךָ֩
vekhiyishalkha
“and when he asks you”
- Transliteration
- ve-khi-yish-AL-kha
- Extended
- veh-khee-yish-AAL-khaa
- IPA
- /vəkʰiː.jiʃˈʔɔːl.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and when he asks you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE
- clause
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ma-ma-sSA ve-na-TASH-ti et-khem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle vechi {וְכִי־ | wə-ḵî} establishing a protasis.
In context — Jeremiah 23:33
When this people or a prophet or a priest asks you, saying, “What is the burden of the LORD ?” then you shall say to them, “You are the burden, and I will cast you off,” declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 23:33, so the Hebrew word וְכִי־יִשְׁאָלְךָ֩ (vekhiyishalkha) 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.23.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.33.W1.S1) and character.