Jeremiah 13:17:4Jer.13.17.W4TAB
בְּמִסְתָּרִ֥ים
bemistarim
“in secret places”
- Transliteration
- be-mis-ta-RIM
- Extended
- beh-mihs-taa-REEM
- IPA
- /bəmis.taːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in secret places
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-mis-ta-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-mis-ta-RIM tiv-ke-NAF-shi
- clause
ve-IM LO tish-me-A-u-ha be-mis-ta-RIM tiv-ke-NAF-shi mip-ne GE-va
- sentence
ve-IM LO tish-me-A-u-ha be-mis-ta-RIM tiv-ke-NAF-shi mip-ne GE-va ve-da-MO-a tid-MA ve-TE-rad e-NI dim-A KI nish-BA E-der Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrase bǝmisṭārīm {בְּמִסְתָּרִים | bə-mis-tā-rîm} ‘in secret places’ locates private mourning.
In context — Jeremiah 13:17
But if you will not listen to it, in secret places my soul shall weep because of pride; and my eye will weep and run down with tears, because the flock of the LORD is taken captive.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 13:17, so the Hebrew word בְּמִסְתָּרִ֥ים (bemistarim) 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.13.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.17.W4.S1) and character.