Jeremiah 23:36:11Jer.23.36.W11TAB
אֶת־דִּבְרֵי֙
etdivre
“{object marker} words of”
- Transliteration
- et-div-RE
- Extended
- eht-dihv-REE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.divˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {object marker} words of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-div-RE
- clause
KI ha-mas-SA yih-HE-ye le-ISH de-va-RO va-ha-FAKH-tem et-div-RE e-lo-HIM kha-YIM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE-nu
- sentence
u-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH LO tiz-ke-RU-OD KI ha-mas-SA yih-HE-ye le-ISH de-va-RO va-ha-FAKH-tem et-div-RE e-lo-HIM kha-YIM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE-nu
Exegesis
The direct object et-divrei Elohim ḥayyim {אֶת־דִּבְרֵי אֱלֹהִים חַיִּים | ʾet dib-rē ʼe-lō-hîm kha-yyîm} combines the particle et with a construct chain, with ḥayyim as a postpositive adjective.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“word, matter”
In context — Jeremiah 23:36
And the oracle of the LORD you shall not mention again, for the oracle will become each man’s own word; for you have perverted the words of the living God , the LORD of hosts , our God .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:36:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 23:36, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דִּבְרֵי֙ (etdivre) 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.23.36.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.36.W11.S1) and character.