Jeremiah 18:10:8Jer.18.10.W8TAB
וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙
venikhamti
“then I will relent”
- Transliteration
- ve-ni-kham-TI
- Extended
- veh-nih-khahm-TEE
- IPA
- /wəniħamˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then I will relent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ni-kham-TI
- clause
ve-ni-kham-TI al-ha-to-VA a-SHER a-MAR-ti le-HEI-tiv o-TO
- sentence
ve-a-SA ha-ra-A ha-RA be-NAI le-vil-TI she-MO-a be-ko-LI ve-ni-kham-TI al-ha-to-VA a-SHER a-MAR-ti le-HEI-tiv o-TO
Exegesis
In the apodosis, the Niphal perfect venikhamti {וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ | wə-ni-ḥam-tî} ‘and I will relent’ signals a reversal of declared purpose.
Root and etymology
ḥēt-mem-heh
“wrath”
In context — Jeremiah 18:10
If it does evil in My eyes and will not listen to My voice, then I will relent concerning the good that I said I would do for it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 18:10, so the Hebrew word וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ (venikhamti) 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.18.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.10.W8.S1) and character.