Jeremiah 13:22:4Jer.13.22.W4TAB
מַדּ֖וּעַ
madua
“why”
- Transliteration
- ma-DU-a
- Extended
- mah-DOO-ah
- IPA
- /madˈduː.ʕa/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-DU-a
- clause
ve-KHI to-me-RI bil-va-VEKH ma-DU-a ke-ra-U-ni E-leh
- sentence
ve-KHI to-me-RI bil-va-VEKH ma-DU-a ke-ra-U-ni E-leh be-ROV a-vo-NEKH nig-LU shu-la-YIKH ne-khe-MSU a-ke-VA-yikh
Exegesis
The interrogative maddua {מַדּוּעַ | maḏ-du-‘aʿ} ‘why’ precedes qerauni {קְרָאֻנִי | qᵊ-rā-’ū-nî}, a Qal perfect with first person suffix idiomatically rendered “come upon me.”
In context — Jeremiah 13:22
And if you say in your heart, “Why have these things happened to me?” it is on account of the greatness of your iniquity that your skirts have been uncovered and your heels have been violated.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word מַדּ֖וּעַ (madua) 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.13.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.22.W4.S1) and character.