Jeremiah 20:18:9Jer.20.18.W9TAB
בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת
bevoshet
“in shame”
- Transliteration
- be-VO-shet
- Extended
- beh-VOH-sheht
- IPA
- /bəˈvoː.ʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in shame
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-VO-shet
- 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 prepositional phrase bə-ḇō-šeṯ {בְּבֹשֶׁת | bə-ḇō-šeṯ} ‘in shame’ frames the result. The progression from existential origin to toil and sorrow and final disgrace forms a chiastic intensification of lament.
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 20:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 20:18, so the Hebrew word בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת (bevoshet) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.18.W9.S1) and character.