Jeremiah 14:17:8Jer.14.17.W8TAB
לַ֥יְלָה
laila
“night”
- Transliteration
- LAI-la
- Extended
- LAI-lah
- IPA
- /ˈlaj.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LAI-la
- phraseyour reading level
LAI-la ve-yo-MAM
- 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 temporal adverbial lailah veyomam {לַיְלָה וְיוֹמָם | lailah wə-yō-mām} intensifies the unending duration.
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 14:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 14:17, so the Hebrew word לַ֥יְלָה (laila) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.17.W8.S1) and character.