Jeremiah 20:18:10Jer.20.18.W10TAB

יָמָֽי׃

yamai

my days

Transliteration
ya-MAI
Extended
yaa-MAI
IPA
/jaːˈmaːj/

Meaning by language

English
my days

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Result
יָ + מָֽי׃
ya + mai
yamai

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ya-MAI

  2. clause

    va-yikh-LU be-VO-shet ya-MAI

  3. sentence

    LA-ma ZE me-RE-khem ya-TSA-ti lir-e-OT a-MAL ve-ya-GON va-yikh-LU be-VO-shet ya-MAI

Exegesis

The waw-consecutive wa-yik-lû {וַיִּכְל֥וּ | wa-yik-lû} ‘and they were finished’ shifts to a perfective imperfect narrative sequence, referring to yā-māy {יָמָֽי | yā-māy} ‘my days.’

In contextJeremiah 20:18

Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow, and to have my days consumed in shame ?

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 20:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 20:18, so the Hebrew word יָמָֽי׃ (yamai) 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.20.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.18.W10.S1) and character.