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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-nil-E-ti
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nil-E-ti kal-KEL
- clause
ve-nil-E-ti kal-KEL ve-LO u-KHAL
- 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 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 20:9:12 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.