Jeremiah 14:9:12Jer.14.9.W12TAB
עָלֵ֥ינוּ
alenu
“upon us”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-nu
- Extended
- aa-LEE-noo
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈleːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-LE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
a-LE-nu nik-RA
- clause
ve-a-TA be-kir-BE-nu Ye-ho-VAH ve-shim-KHA a-LE-nu nik-RA al-ta-ni-KHE-nu
- sentence
la-MA tih-ye-YE ke-ISH nid-HAM ke-gib-BOR lo-YU-khal le-ho-SHI-a ve-a-TA be-kir-BE-nu Ye-ho-VAH ve-shim-KHA a-LE-nu nik-RA al-ta-ni-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The clause veshimkha aleinu nikra {וְשִׁמְךָ֛ עָלֵ֥ינוּ נִקְרָ֖א | wəšimməḵā ʿālênû niqrāʾ} ‘and Your name is invoked upon us’ signals covenant identity.
In context — Jeremiah 14:9
Why would You be like a man bewildered , like a mighty warrior who cannot save? Yet You are in our midst, LORD , and Your name is called upon us; do not forsake us.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 14:9, so the Hebrew word עָלֵ֥ינוּ (alenu) 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.14.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.9.W12.S1) and character.