Jeremiah 23:40:2Jer.23.40.W2TAB
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
aleikhem
“upon you”
- Transliteration
- a-lei-KHEM
- Extended
- ah-lee-KHEM
- IPA
- /ʕăleːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon you
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-lei-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-TAT-ti a-lei-KHEM
- clause
ve-na-TAT-ti a-lei-KHEM KHER-paT o-LAM
- sentence
ve-na-TAT-ti a-lei-KHEM KHER-paT o-LAM u-khe-li-MUT o-LAM a-SHER LO tish-ka-KHE-AKH
Exegesis
The verb venatatti {וְנָתַתִּ֥י | wə-nā-taṯ-tî} introduces the authoritative divine action upon aleichem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʿă-lê-ḵem}.
In context — Jeremiah 23:40
And I will place upon you an everlasting reproach and an everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 23:40, so the Hebrew word עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (aleikhem) 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.23.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.40.W2.S1) and character.