Jeremiah 15:14:5Jer.15.14.W5TAB
יָדָ֑עְתָּ
yadata
“you knew”
- Transliteration
- ya-DA-ta
- Extended
- yaa-DAH-tah
- IPA
- /jaːˈðaʕtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you knew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-DA-ta
- phraseyour reading level
LO ya-DA-ta
- clause
ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta
- sentence
ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta ki-ESH kod-KHA ve-a-PI a-lei-KHEM tu-KAD
Exegesis
The phrase beʾerets lo yadata {בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא יָדַעְתָּ | ḇə-ʾe-reṣ lōʾ yā-ḏaʿ-tā} ‘in a land you have not known’ highlights the absolute unfamiliarity of the exilic destination.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–dalet–ayin
“to know”
In context — Jeremiah 15:14
And I will make you serve your enemies in a land you have not known, for a fire has been kindled in My anger , and it shall burn upon you.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 15:14, so the Hebrew word יָדָ֑עְתָּ (yadata) 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.15.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.14.W5.S1) and character.