Jeremiah 17:4:11Jer.17.4.W11TAB
לֹֽא־יָדָ֑עְתָּ
loyadatta
“you did not know”
- Transliteration
- lo-ya-DAT-ta
- Extended
- loh-yah-DAHT-tah
- IPA
- /loː.jaːˈðaʕ.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you did not know
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
lo-ya-DAT-ta
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER lo-ya-DAT-ta
- clause
ve-sha-MAT-ta u-ve-KHA min-na-kha-LAT-kha a-SHER na-TAT-ti LAKH ve-ha-a-vad-TI-kha et-OI-ve-kha ba-A-rets a-SHER lo-ya-DAT-ta
- sentence
ve-sha-MAT-ta u-ve-KHA min-na-kha-LAT-kha a-SHER na-TAT-ti LAKH ve-ha-a-vad-TI-kha et-OI-ve-kha ba-A-rets a-SHER lo-ya-DAT-ta ki-ESH ke-dakh-TEM be-a-PI ad-O-lam tu-KAD
Exegesis
The relative clause asher loyadata {אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדָעְתָּ | ʾă-šer lō-yā-ḏaʿ-tā} modifies baaretz {בָּאָרֶץ | bā-ʾā-reṣ}, emphasizing exile’s unfamiliarity.
Root and etymology
Rooty-d-‘
“to know, perceive, understand”
In context — Jeremiah 17:4
And you shall let go of your inheritance which I gave you, and I will make you serve your enemies in a land you did not know because you kindled a fire in my anger , and it shall burn forever.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 17:4, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־יָדָ֑עְתָּ (loyadatta) 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.17.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.4.W11.S1) and character.