Jeremiah 22:27:3Jer.22.27.W3TAB
מְנַשְּׂאִ֥ים
menaseim
“are lifting up”
- Transliteration
- me-na-se-IM
- Extended
- meh-nah-seh-EEM
- IPA
- /mənaś.śəˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are lifting up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-na-se-IM
- phraseyour reading level
me-na-se-IM et-naf-SHAM
- clause
ve-AL-ha-A-rets a-SHER-HEM me-na-se-IM et-naf-SHAM la-SHUV SHAM
- sentence
ve-AL-ha-A-rets a-SHER-HEM me-na-se-IM et-naf-SHAM la-SHUV SHAM SHA-ma LO ya-SHU-vu
Exegesis
The relative marker asher {אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ links this to the participle menasseim {מְנַשְּׂאִים | mə-nas-śə-ʾîm} ‘lifting up’, a Piel form that intensifies desire directed toward the infinitive lashuv {לָשׁוּב | lā-šûḇ} ‘to return’, indicating purpose.
Root and etymology
n-ś-ʾnun–samech–aleph
“to lift, bear”
In context — Jeremiah 22:27
But concerning the land to which they are lifting up their soul to return, they shall not return.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 22:27, so the Hebrew word מְנַשְּׂאִ֥ים (menaseim) 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.22.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.27.W3.S1) and character.