Jeremiah 20:9:12Jer.20.9.W12TAB

וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי

venileti

and I was wearied

Transliteration
ve-nil-E-ti
Extended
veh-nihle-EE-tih
IPA
/wənilˈʔeːti/

Meaning by language

English
and I was wearied

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + נִלְ + אֵ֥י + תִי
ve + nil + e + ti
venileti

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-nil-E-ti

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-nil-E-ti kal-KEL

  3. clause

    ve-nil-E-ti kal-KEL ve-LO u-KHAL

  4. 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

Finally, wə-nil’êti kalkēl wə-lō ’ūḵal {וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי כַּלְכֵּל וְלֹ֥א אוּכָֽל | wə-nil-’ê-tî kal-kēl wə-lō ’ū-ḵal} ‘and I was weary of restraining it, and I could not’ conveys the breakdown of self-restraint.

In contextJeremiah 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 20:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 20:9, so the Hebrew word וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי (venileti) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.9.W12.S1) and character.