Jeremiah 17:16:10Jer.17.16.W10TAB
יָדָ֑עְתָּ
yadatta
“you knew”
- Transliteration
- ya-DAT-ta
- Extended
- yaa-DAHT-tah
- IPA
- /jaːˈðaʕ.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you knew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-DAT-ta
- phraseyour reading level
a-TA ya-DAT-ta
- clause
va-a-NI lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA ve-YOM a-NUSH LO hit-a-ve-TI a-TA ya-DAT-ta
- sentence
va-a-NI lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA ve-YOM a-NUSH LO hit-a-ve-TI a-TA ya-DAT-ta mo-TSA se-fa-TAI NO-khakh pa-NE-kha ha-YA
Exegesis
The direct address attah yadatta {אַתָּה יָדָעְתָּ | ʾattāh yāḏaʿtā} ‘you knew’ asserts divine omniscience.
Root and etymology
Rooty-d-‘
“to know, perceive, understand”
In context — Jeremiah 17:16
But as for me, I did not hasten away from shepherding to follow You , and I did not desire the woeful day; You know it—whatever issued from my lips was before Your face .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 17:16, so the Hebrew word יָדָ֑עְתָּ (yadatta) 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.17.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.16.W10.S1) and character.