Jeremiah 20:18:4Jer.20.18.W4TAB

יָצָ֔אתִי

yatsati

“I came out”

Transliteration: ya-TSA-ti
Extended: yaa-TSAA-tih
IPA: /jaːˈtsaː.tiː/

Meaning by language

English: I came out

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

יָ + צָ֔א + תִי

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ya + tsa + ti

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yatsati

Alphabet Analysis

	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Tsade	ts as in cats
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Tav	t as in top
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

word
ya-TSA-ti
phraseyour reading level
me-RE-khem ya-TSA-ti
clause
LA-ma ZE me-RE-khem ya-TSA-ti lir-e-OT a-MAL ve-ya-GON
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 Qal perfect yā-ṣā-ʾtî {יָצָ֔אתִי | yā-ṣā-ʾtî} ‘I came out’ presents the speaker’s completed past action, which is followed by the infinitive construct lir-ʾôt {לִרְא֥וֹת | lir-ʾôt} ‘to see’ governing the coordinated objects ʿā-māl and wə-yā-ḡôn {עָמָ֖ל וְיָג֑וֹן | ʿā-māl wə-yā-ḡôn} ‘labor and sorrow.’

In context — Jeremiah 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 20:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 20:18, so the Hebrew word יָצָ֔אתִי (yatsati) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.18.W4.S1) and character.

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