Jeremiah 18:14:6Jer.18.14.W6TAB
אִם־יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּ
imyinnateshu
“or are they plucked up or uprooted”
- Transliteration
- im-yin-NA-te-SHU
- Extended
- ihm-yihn-NAA-teh-SHOO
- IPA
- /ʔim.jinˈnaː.θə.ʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or are they plucked up or uprooted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-yin-NA-te-SHU
- clause
im-yin-NA-te-SHU MA-yim za-RIM ka-RIM no-ze-LIM
- sentence
ha-ya-a-ZOV mits-TSUR sa-DAI SHE-leg le-va-NON im-yin-NA-te-SHU MA-yim za-RIM ka-RIM no-ze-LIM
Exegesis
The verse presents two parallel questions introduced by hayaazov {הֲיַעֲזֹב | ha-ya-ʿa-zōv} and im-yinnateshu {אִם־יִנָּתְשׁוּ | ʾim-yin-nā-teš-û}, contrasting the enduring imagery of snow with the continuity of water.
Root and etymology
n-t-šn–t–š
“uproot”
In context — Jeremiah 18:14
Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave the rock of the field, or are cold flowing waters from a foreign place ever forsaken?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 18:14, so the Hebrew word אִם־יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּ (imyinnateshu) 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.18.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.14.W6.S1) and character.