Jeremiah 20:17:7Jer.20.17.W7TAB
וְרַחְמָ֖הֿ
verakhma
“and her womb”
- Transliteration
- ve-RA-khMA
- Extended
- veh-RAH-khMAA
- IPA
- /wəraħˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and her womb
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-RA-khMA
- 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 final coordinated phrase ve-rachmah harat olam {וְרַחְמָ֖ה הֲרַ֥ת עוֹלָֽם | wə-raḥ-māh ha-raṯ ʿō-lām} heightens the lament through hyperbole, depicting unending gestation. This sequence of relative linkage and vav-prefixed clauses intensifies the speaker’s expression of despair.
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 20:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 20:17, so the Hebrew word וְרַחְמָ֖הֿ (verakhma) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.17.W7.S1) and character.