Jeremiah 15:18:3Jer.15.18.W3TAB
כְאֵבִי֙
kheevi
“my pain”
- Transliteration
- khe-E-VI
- Extended
- kheh-EH-vee
- IPA
- /xə.ʔeːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my pain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-E-VI
- phraseyour reading level
LA-ma ha-YA khe-E-VI
- clause
LA-ma ha-YA khe-E-VI NE-tsakh u-ma-KA-ti a-NU-sha
- 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 Qal perfect hayah {הָיָ֤ה | hā-yāh} with the construct ke'evi netsakh {כְאֵבִי֙ נֶ֔צַח | kə-ʼê-vî ne-ṣá-ḥ} expresses an ongoing state of unending pain.
Root and etymology
“pain, sorrow”
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 15:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 15:18, so the Hebrew word כְאֵבִי֙ (kheevi) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.18.W3.S1) and character.