Jeremiah 15:18:7Jer.15.18.W7TAB
מֵֽאֲנָה֙
meana
“refusing”
- Transliteration
- me-a-NA
- Extended
- mee-ah-NAH
- IPA
- /meː.ʔăˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- refusing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-a-NA
- 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 sequence me'anah herafe {מֵֽאֲנָה֙ הֵֽרָפֵ֔א | mē-ʾă-nāh hē-rā-p̄ē} conveys active refusal of healing.
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 15:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 15:18, so the Hebrew word מֵֽאֲנָה֙ (meana) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.18.W7.S1) and character.