Jonah 2:8:3Jonah.2.8.W3TABWLC Jonah 2:9
חַסְדָּ֖ם
khasdam
“their loyalty or steadfast love”
- Transliteration
- khas-DAM
- Extended
- khahs-DAAM
- IPA
- /ħasˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their loyalty or steadfast love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
khas-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-vle-SHA-ve khas-DAM
- sentence
me-sham-ME-rim ha-vle-SHA-ve khas-DAM ya-a-ZO-vu
Exegesis
The direct object chasdam {חַסְדָּ֣ם | ḥasdām} “their steadfast love” precedes the verb for emphasis, and yaazovu {יַעֲזֹ֑בוּ | yaʿazōvû} “they forsake” concludes the clause, delivering the impact that devotion to emptiness results in abandoning covenantal compassion.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–samekh–dalet
“steadfast love”
In context — Jonah 2:8
Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their own mercy .
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jonah 2:8, so the Hebrew word חַסְדָּ֖ם (khasdam) 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 Jonah.2.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.8.W3.S1) and character.