Jeremiah 20:17:2Jer.20.17.W2TAB
לֹא־מוֹתְתַ֖נִי
lomotetani
“not killed me”
- Transliteration
- LO-MO-te-ta-NI
- Extended
- LOH-MOH-teh-tah-NEE
- IPA
- /loː.moːθ.θaˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not killed me
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-MO-te-ta-NI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER LO-MO-te-ta-NI
- clause
a-SHER LO-MO-te-ta-NI me-RA-khem
- sentence
a-SHER LO-MO-te-ta-NI me-RA-khem va-te-HI-LI i-MI kiv-RI ve-RA-khMA ha-RAT o-LAM
Exegesis
The compound negation lo-motetani {לֹא־מוֹתְתַ֖נִי | lō-mō-tət-a-nî} frames an unrealized act of death.
Root and etymology
m-w-t
“to die, cause to die”
In context — Jeremiah 20:17
Because he did not kill me in the womb , my mother became my grave, and her womb experienced everlasting pregnancy .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 20:17, so the Hebrew word לֹא־מוֹתְתַ֖נִי (lomotetani) 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.20.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.17.W2.S1) and character.