Jeremiah 20:9:11Jer.20.9.W11TAB
בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י
beatsmotai
“in my bones”
- Transliteration
- be-ats-mo-TAI
- Extended
- beh-ahts-moh-TAI
- IPA
- /bəʕatsmoːˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my bones
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ats-mo-TAI
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ti LO-ez-ke-RE-nu ve-LO-a-da-BER OD bish-MO ve-ha-YA be-li-BI ke-ESH BO-e-RET a-TSUR be-ats-mo-TAI
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ti LO-ez-ke-RE-nu ve-LO-a-da-BER OD bish-MO ve-ha-YA be-li-BI ke-ESH BO-e-RET a-TSUR be-ats-mo-TAI ve-nil-E-ti kal-KEL ve-LO u-KHAL
Exegesis
The movement from bəlibbî {בְּלִבִּי | bə-libbî} ‘in my heart’ to bə-‘aṣ-mō-ṯāy {בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י | bə-‘aṣ-mō-ṯāy} ‘in my bones’ creates an inward-to-somatic escalation.
In context — Jeremiah 20:9
And I said, “I will not mention Him , nor speak any more in His name. But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones , and I was weary with holding it in, and I could not endure.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 20:9, so the Hebrew word בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י (beatsmotai) 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.20.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.9.W11.S1) and character.