Jeremiah 14:20:1Jer.14.20.W1TAB
יָדַ֧עְנוּ
yadanu
“we have known or we acknowledge”
- Transliteration
- ya-DA-nu
- Extended
- yaa-DAH-noo
- IPA
- /jaˈðaʕ.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we have known or we acknowledge
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-DA-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ya-DA-nu ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ya-DA-nu ye-ho-VAH rish-e-NU a-VON a-vo-TE-nu
- sentence
ya-DA-nu ye-ho-VAH rish-e-NU a-VON a-vo-TE-nu KI kha-TA-nu LAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Qal perfect verb yadanu {יָדַ֧עְנוּ | yā-daʿ-nū} ‘we have acknowledged’, which functions as a confession.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–dalet–ayin
“to know, acknowledge”
In context — Jeremiah 14:20
We acknowledge, O LORD , our wickedness , and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against You.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 14:20, so the Hebrew word יָדַ֧עְנוּ (yadanu) 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.14.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.20.W1.S1) and character.