Jeremiah 17:16:6Jer.17.16.W6TAB
אָנ֛וּשׁ
anush
“sickness, incurable trouble”
- Transliteration
- a-NUSH
- Extended
- aa-NOOSH
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈnuːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- sickness, incurable trouble
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NUSH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-YOM a-NUSH
- 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 adversative coordinate ve-yom anush {וְיוֹם אָנ֛וּשׁ | wə-yôm ʾānûš} ‘and a grievous day’ marks the theme of impending judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–nun–shin
“to be afflicted”
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 17:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 17:16, so the Hebrew word אָנ֛וּשׁ (anush) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.16.W6.S1) and character.