Jeremiah 15:16:1Jer.15.16.W1TAB
נִמְצְא֤וּ
nimtseu
“were found”
- Transliteration
- nim-tse-U
- Extended
- nihm-tseh-OO
- IPA
- /nim.t͡səˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were found
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nim-tse-U
- phraseyour reading level
nim-tse-U de-va-RE-kha
- clause
nim-tse-U de-va-RE-kha va-okh-LEM va-ye-HI de-va-re-KHA de-var-KHA LI le-sa-SON u-le-sim-KHAT le-va-VI
- sentence
nim-tse-U de-va-RE-kha va-okh-LEM va-ye-HI de-va-re-KHA de-var-KHA LI le-sa-SON u-le-sim-KHAT le-va-VI ki-nik-RA shim-KHA a-LAI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The verse begins with nimtze’u {נִמְצְא֤וּ | nim-ṭzə-’ū} ‘were found,’ employing a passive verbal form to convey the reception of divine communication.
In context — Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them, and your word became for me a joy and gladness of my heart ; for your name was called upon me, O LORD God of hosts .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 15:16, so the Hebrew word נִמְצְא֤וּ (nimtseu) 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.15.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.16.W1.S1) and character.