Jeremiah 20:9:13Jer.20.9.W13TAB

כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל

kalkel

of holding it in or enduring

Transliteration
kal-KEL
Extended
kahl-KEHL
IPA
/kalˈkeːl/

Meaning by language

English
of holding it in or enduring

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
כַּֽלְ + כֵ֖ל
kal + kel
kalkel

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    kal-KEL

  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 20:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Jeremiah 20:9, so the Hebrew word כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל (kalkel) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.9.W13.S1) and character.