Ruth 1:21:4Ruth.1.21.W4PAT
וְרֵיקָ֖ם
verehkam
“and empty”
- Transliteration
- ve-reh-KAM
- Extended
- veh-reh-KAAM
- IPA
- /vɛrɛːˈqaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and empty
- French
- et vide
- Spanish
- y vacía
- Portuguese
- e vazia
- German
- und leer
- Russian
- и пустая
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَفَارِغَة
- Hindi
- और खाली
- Chinese-Simplified
- 并且空的
- Korean
- 그리고 빈
- Indonesian
- dan kosong
- Bengali
- এবং খালি
- Tagalog
- at walang laman
- Swahili
- na tupu
- Amharic
- እና ባዶ
- Yoruba
- ati òfo
- Igbo
- na efu
- Twi
- na hwee
- Ewe
- eye hwee
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-reh-KAM
- clause
a-NI me-le-A ha-lakh-TI ve-reh-KAM he-shi-VA-ni ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
a-NI me-le-A ha-lakh-TI ve-reh-KAM he-shi-VA-ni ye-ho-VAH la-MA tik-re-E-na LI na-o-MI va-ye-ho-VAH a-NA BI ve-sha-DAI he-RA LI
In context — Ruth 1:21
I went away full LORD brought me back and empty why call me Naomi and LORD testified against me and Almighty harmed me
About this coordinate
Ruth 1:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ruth 1:21, so the Hebrew word וְרֵיקָ֖ם (verehkam) 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 Ruth.1.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.21.W4.S1) and character.