Jeremiah 17:14:1Jer.17.14.W1TAB

רְפָאֵ֤נִי

refaeni

heal me

Transliteration
re-fa-E-NI
Extended
reh-fah-EH-nee
IPA
/rəfɔːˈʔeː.niː/

Meaning by language

English
heal me

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
רְ + פָ + אֵ֤ + נִי
re + fa + e + ni
refaeni

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    re-fa-E-NI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    re-fa-E-NI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    re-fa-E-NI Ye-ho-VAH ve-e-ra-FE ho-shi-E-NI ve-i-va-SHE-a

  4. sentence

    re-fa-E-NI Ye-ho-VAH ve-e-ra-FE ho-shi-E-NI ve-i-va-SHE-a KI te-hi-la-TI a-TAH

Exegesis

The verse employs a parallel structure with r'fa'eni {רְפָאֵנִי | rə-p̄ā-ʾê-nî} 'heal me' followed by the Niphal imperfect ve'erafe {וְאֵרָפֵא | wə-ʼê-rā-p̄ê} 'and I will be healed', then repeats with hoshi'eni {הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי | hō-šî-ʿê-nî} 'save me' and veivvashe'ah {וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה | wə-ʼiwwā-šê-ʿāh} 'and I will be saved', underscoring assured divine response.

Root and etymology

RootResh–Pe–Aleph

to heal, make whole

In contextJeremiah 17:14

Heal me, LORD , and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved; for You are my praise .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 17:14, so the Hebrew word רְפָאֵ֤נִי (refaeni) 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.17.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.14.W1.S1) and character.