Jeremiah 23:4:7Jer.23.4.W7TAB

וְלֹא־יֵחַ֛תּוּ

veloyekhatu

and they will not be dismayed

Transliteration
ve-lo-ye-KHA-tu
Extended
veh-loh-yeh-KHAA-tuu
IPA
/vǝloːjeːħatˈtuː/

Meaning by language

English
and they will not be dismayed

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + לֹא + יֵ + חַ֛ + תּוּ
ve + lo + ye + kha + tu
veloyekhatu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-lo-ye-KHA-tu

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-lo-yi-re-U OD ve-lo-ye-KHA-tu

  3. clause

    ve-lo-yi-re-U OD ve-lo-ye-KHA-tu ve-LO yip-pa-ke-DU ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH

  4. 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 series of imperfect negatives velo-yireu {וְלֹא־יִֽירְא֨וּ | wə-lōʾ yîrʾû} ‘and they will not fear’, velo-yehattu {וְלֹא־יֵחַ֛תּוּ | wə-lōʾ yē-ḥat-tû} ‘and they will not be dismayed’, and velo-yippaqedu {וְלֹ֥א יִפָּקֵ֖דוּ | wə-lōʾ yip-pā-qê-ḏû} ‘and they will not be missing’ forms a climactic triad of assurances.

In contextJeremiah 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 23:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 23:4, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־יֵחַ֛תּוּ (veloyekhatu) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.4.W7.S1) and character.