Jeremiah 20:17:5Jer.20.17.W5TAB
אִמִּי֙
imi
“my mother”
- Transliteration
- i-MI
- Extended
- ih-MEE
- IPA
- /ʔimˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my mother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
i-MI
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-HI-LI i-MI
- clause
va-te-HI-LI i-MI kiv-RI ve-RA-khMA ha-RAT o-LAM
- 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 phrase immi kivri {אִמִּי֙ קִבְרִי֔ | ʾim-mî qib-rî} ‘my mother my grave’ uses parataxis to convey metaphorical burial.
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 20:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 20:17, so the Hebrew word אִמִּי֙ (imi) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.17.W5.S1) and character.