Jeremiah 23:9:5Jer.23.9.W5TAB
רָֽחֲפוּ֙
rakhafu
“shake or flutter”
- Transliteration
- ra-kha-FU
- Extended
- raa-ah-khah-FUU
- IPA
- /raːħăˈfuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shake or flutter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ra-kha-FU
- clause
la-ne-vi-IM nish-BAR li-BI ve-kir-BI ra-kha-FU KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YI-ti ke-ISH shi-KHOR u-khe-GE-ver a-va-RO YA-yin
- sentence
la-ne-vi-IM nish-BAR li-BI ve-kir-BI ra-kha-FU KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YI-ti ke-ISH shi-KHOR u-khe-GE-ver a-va-RO YA-yin mip-ne Ye-ho-VAH u-mip-ne div-RE kad-SHO
Exegesis
The Qal perfect rachafu {רָחֲפוּ | rā·ḥă·fū} ‘tremble’ with kol-atzmotai {כָּל־עַצְמוֹתַי | kol·ʿaṣ·mo·tāy} ‘all my bones’ conveys full-body agitation.
In context — Jeremiah 23:9
Concerning the prophets: My heart is crushed within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a man made drunk, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the LORD and because of the words of His holiness .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 23:9, so the Hebrew word רָֽחֲפוּ֙ (rakhafu) 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.23.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.9.W5.S1) and character.