Jeremiah 20:18:8Jer.20.18.W8TAB
וַיִּכְל֥וּ
vayikhlu
“and they were spent”
- Transliteration
- va-yikh-LU
- Extended
- vah-yihkh-LOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jiχˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they were spent
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yikh-LU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yikh-LU be-VO-shet
- clause
va-yikh-LU be-VO-shet ya-MAI
- 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 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 20:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 20:18, so the Hebrew word וַיִּכְל֥וּ (vayikhlu) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.18.W8.S1) and character.