Jeremiah 20:18:6Jer.20.18.W6TAB
עָמָ֖ל
amal
“toil”
- Transliteration
- a-MAL
- Extended
- aa-MAAL
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈmaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- toil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
a-MAL
- phraseyour reading level
lir-e-OT a-MAL
- 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.’
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-layin–mem–lamed
“toil, labor”
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 20:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 20:18, so the Hebrew word עָמָ֖ל (amal) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.18.W6.S1) and character.