Jeremiah 17:15:7Jer.17.15.W7TAB
נָֽא׃
na
“please, now”
- Transliteration
- NA
- Extended
- NAA
- IPA
- /ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please, now
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
NA
- phraseyour reading level
ya-VO NA
- clause
a-YE de-VAR-ye-ho-VA ya-VO NA
- sentence
hin-NE-he-MA o-me-RIM e-LAI a-YE de-VAR-ye-ho-VA ya-VO NA
Exegesis
The jussive imperfect yavoh {יָבֹוא | yā-ḇōʾ} ‘let it come’ expresses desire, and the emphatic particle na {נָֽא | nāʾ} intensifies the entreaty. The combination of a participial clause with a forceful jussive clause creates a tense rhetorical question, highlighting the prophet’s frustration with the absence of God’s promise.
In context — Jeremiah 17:15
Behold, they are saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD ? Let it come now !”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 17:15, so the Hebrew word נָֽא׃ (na) 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.17.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.15.W7.S1) and character.