Jeremiah 20:12:9Jer.20.12.W9TAB
נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙
nikmatekha
“your vengeance”
- Transliteration
- nik-ma-TE-kha
- Extended
- nihk-mah-TEH-khaa
- IPA
- /niqmaːˈtəxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your vengeance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
nik-ma-TE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
e-re-E nik-ma-TE-kha
- clause
e-re-E nik-ma-TE-kha me-HEM KI e-LE-kha gi-LI-ti et-ri-VI
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT bo-KHEN tsa-DIK ro-E khe-la-YOT va-LEV e-re-E nik-ma-TE-kha me-HEM KI e-LE-kha gi-LI-ti et-ri-VI
Exegesis
The imperfect ereh {אֶרְאֶ֤ה | ʾer-ʾē} conveys the plea “let me see,” followed by the construct noun nikmatekha {נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙ | niq-māṯ-ḵā} ‘your vengeance’ with mehem {מֵהֶ֔ם | mē-hēm} ‘from them’ specifying the recipients.
In context — Jeremiah 20:12
But you, O LORD of hosts , who examine the righteous and see the kidneys and heart, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have revealed my cause.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 20:12, so the Hebrew word נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙ (nikmatekha) 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.20.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.12.W9.S1) and character.