Jeremiah 20:8:1Jer.20.8.W1TAB
כִּֽי־מִדֵּ֤י
kimidde
“for as often as”
- Transliteration
- KI-mid-DE
- Extended
- KEE-mihd-DEE
- IPA
- /kiː.midˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for as often as
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
KI-mid-DE
- phraseyour reading level
KI-mid-DE a-da-BER
- clause
KI-mid-DE a-da-BER e-ze-AK kha-MAS va-SHOD e-kra-A
- sentence
KI-mid-DE a-da-BER e-ze-AK kha-MAS va-SHOD e-kra-A KI-ha-YA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH LI le-kher-PA u-le-KE-les KAL-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} ‘for, because’, marking a causal clause.
The construct phrase midei adaber {מִדֵּי אֲדַבֵּר | mi-dê ʾă-da-bēr} ‘whenever I speak’ introduces the prophet’s repeated speech acts.
The second ki {כִּי־ | kî} signals a result: hayah dvar-YHWH lī le-kherpah û-le-keles {הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה לִי לְחֶרְפָּה וּלְקֶלֶס | hā-yāh də-var YHWH lī lə-ḥerpāh û-lə-qeles}, where the divine message becomes Jeremiah’s reproach and derision.
In context — Jeremiah 20:8
For whenever I speak, I cry out; I call, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the LORD has become for me reproach and derision all the day.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 20:8, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־מִדֵּ֤י (kimidde) 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.20.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.8.W1.S1) and character.