Jeremiah 13:20:1Jer.13.20.W1TAB
שאי
sei
“lift up”
- Transliteration
- se-I
- Extended
- seh-EE
- IPA
- /sɛˈʔiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lift up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-I
- phraseyour reading level
se-I SE-u e-NE-khem
- clause
se-I SE-u e-NE-khem ve-re-I u-re-U ha-ba-IM mi-tsa-FON
- sentence
se-I SE-u e-NE-khem ve-re-I u-re-U ha-ba-IM mi-tsa-FON a-YE ha-E-der nit-TAN-lakh TSON tif-a-RETEKH
Exegesis
The interjection shai {שאי | šāʾî} appears before the command se’u {שְׂא֤וּ | śə-ʾû} ‘lift up,’ suggesting emphatic reinforcement.
In context — Jeremiah 13:20
Lift up your eyes and behold those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your beautiful splendor ?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word שאי (sei) 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.13.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.20.W1.S1) and character.