Jeremiah 23:4:1Jer.23.4.W1TAB
וַהֲקִמֹתִ֧י
vahakimoti
“and I will raise up”
- Transliteration
- va-ha-ki-MO-ti
- Extended
- vah-hah-kih-MOH-tih
- IPA
- /vahaqiˈmoːtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will raise up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-ha-ki-MO-ti
- phraseyour reading level
va-ha-ki-MO-ti a-le-HEM
- clause
va-ha-ki-MO-ti a-le-HEM ro-I-im ve-ra-UM
- sentence
va-ha-ki-MO-ti a-le-HEM ro-I-im ve-ra-UM ve-lo-yi-re-U OD ve-lo-ye-KHA-tu ve-LO yip-pa-ke-DU ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prophecy opens with the vav-consecutive Hiphil perfect vahaqimoti {וַהֲקִמֹתִ֧י | wa-ha-qî-mō-ṯî} ‘and I will raise up’, casting divine intervention in narrative-perfect form.
In context — Jeremiah 23:4
And I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will not fear any more, nor be dismayed, nor will any be missing—declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 23:4, so the Hebrew word וַהֲקִמֹתִ֧י (vahakimoti) 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.23.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.4.W1.S1) and character.