Jeremiah 15:18:16Jer.15.18.W16TAB
נֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃
neemanu
“are reliable or are faithful”
- Transliteration
- ne-e-MA-nu
- Extended
- neh-eh-MAA-noo
- IPA
- /nɛ.ʔɛːˈmaː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- are reliable or are faithful
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ne-e-MA-nu
- phraseyour reading level
LO ne-e-MA-nu
- clause
me-a-NA he-ra-FE ha-YO ti-he-YE LI kmo akh-ZAV MA-yim LO ne-e-MA-nu
- sentence
LA-ma ha-YA khe-E-VI NE-tsakh u-ma-KA-ti a-NU-sha me-a-NA he-ra-FE ha-YO ti-he-YE LI kmo akh-ZAV MA-yim LO ne-e-MA-nu
Exegesis
The simile kemo akhzav mayim {כְּמ֣וֹ אַכְזָ֔ב מַ֖יִם | kə-mô ʼă-ḵzāv ma-yim} uses metaphorical water imagery to accuse God of unfaithfulness, and the negative lo ne'emanu {לֹ֥א נֶאֱמָֽנוּ | lōʾ ne-ʾe-mā-nû} underscores the lack of reliability.
Root and etymology
“to be trustworthy”
In context — Jeremiah 15:18
Why has my pain been perpetual, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You surely be to me like a deceptive brook , waters that are not trustworthy?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:18:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 15:18, so the Hebrew word נֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃ (neemanu) 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.15.18.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.18.W16.S1) and character.