Jeremiah 22:23:4Jer.22.23.W4TAB
מקננתי
mekunanti
“nesting”
- Transliteration
- me-ku-NAN-ti
- Extended
- meh-kuh-NAN-tih
- IPA
- /məkʊˈnantɪ/
Meaning by language
- English
- nesting
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
me-ku-NAN-ti
- phraseyour reading level
me-ku-NAN-ti me-kun-NANT
- clause
ya-SHAV-ti yo-SHAVT bal-le-va-NON me-ku-NAN-ti me-kun-NANT ba-a-ra-ZIM
- sentence
ya-SHAV-ti yo-SHAVT bal-le-va-NON me-ku-NAN-ti me-kun-NANT ba-a-ra-ZIM ma-NE-khanT be-VO-LAKH kha-va-LIM KHIL ka-yo-LE-da
Exegesis
The verse opens with paired perfect forms yashavti {ישבתי | yā-šaḇ-tî} ‘I dwelt’ and yoshavt {יֹשַׁבְתְּ | yō-šăḇt} ‘you dwelt’, mirrored by the nested verbs miqannanti {מקננתי | mī-qăn-nān-tî} ‘I nested’ and mequnnant {מְקֻנַּנְתְּ | mə-qûn-năn-t} ‘you nested’.
Root and etymology
q-n-nqof–nun–nun
“to nest, build a nest”
In context — Jeremiah 22:23
You who dwell in Lebanon , who nest in the cedars, how pitiful you will be when pangs come upon you—pain like a woman in labor!
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 22:23, so the Hebrew word מקננתי (mekunanti) 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.22.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.23.W4.S1) and character.