Jeremiah 14:17:10Jer.14.17.W10TAB
וְאַל־תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה
vealtidmena
“and let them not be still or cease”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-tid-me-NA
- Extended
- veh-ahl-tihd-meh-NAAH
- IPA
- /vəʔal.tid.mɛjˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and let them not be still or cease
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-al-tid-me-NA
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE te-RAD-na e-NAI dim-A LAI-la ve-yo-MAM ve-al-tid-me-NA
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE te-RAD-na e-NAI dim-A LAI-la ve-yo-MAM ve-al-tid-me-NA KI SHE-ver ga-DOL nish-be-RA be-tu-LAT bat-a-MI ma-KA nakh-LA me-OD
Exegesis
The jussive imperfect verbs teradnah {תֵּרַדְנָה | tē-raḏ-nāh} ‘may they run down’ and tidmenah {תִּדְמֶינָה | tid-mê-nāh} ‘may they cease’ express a fervent plea.
In context — Jeremiah 14:17
And you shall say to them this word: "Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 14:17, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה (vealtidmena) 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.14.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.17.W10.S1) and character.