Jeremiah 20:10:16Jer.20.10.W16TAB
וְנ֣וּכְלָה
venukhla
“and we can prevail”
- Transliteration
- ve-nu-kh-LA
- Extended
- veh-noo-kheh-LAA
- IPA
- /vənuxˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and we can prevail
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-nu-kh-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nu-kh-LA LO
- clause
u-LAI ye-fu-TE ve-nu-kh-LA LO ve-nik-KHA nik-ma-TE-nu mi-ME-nu
- sentence
KI sha-MA-e-ti di-BAT ra-BIM ma-GOR mi-sa-VIV ha-GI-du ve-na-gi-DE-nu KOL e-NOSH she-lo-MI sho-me-RE tsal-E u-LAI ye-fu-TE ve-nu-kh-LA LO ve-nik-KHA nik-ma-TE-nu mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The participial cluster kol enosh shelomi shomrei tzali {כֹּל אֱנוֹשׁ שְׁלוֹמִ֔י שֹׁמְרֵ֖י צַלְעִ֑י | kōl ʾĕ-nōš shə-lō-mî šōm-rê ṣal-ʿî} ‘all the men of my peace watching for my stumbling’ highlights intimate betrayal. The triadic sequence ulai yefuteh… venuchla…
venikcha {אוּלַי יְפֻתֶּה…וְנ֣וּכְלָה…וְנִקְחָ֥ה | ʾû-lay yə-phut-teh…wə-nûḵ-lā(h)…wə-niq-ḥāh} ‘perhaps he will be enticed… and we will prevail… and let us take’ creates a progression from enticement to conquest to vengeance, heightening dramatic tension.
In context — Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side. “Report,” they say, “and let us report him.” All the men of my peace are waiting for my stumbling, saying, “Perhaps he will be enticed, and we can prevail against him, and we will take our vengeance from him.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:10:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 20:10, so the Hebrew word וְנ֣וּכְלָה (venukhla) 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.20.10.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.10.W16.S1) and character.