Jeremiah 22:3:17Jer.22.3.W17TAB
נָקִ֔י
naki
“innocent”
- Transliteration
- na-KI
- Extended
- naa-KEE
- IPA
- /naːˈqiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- innocent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-KI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-DAM na-KI
- clause
ve-GER ya-TOM ve-al-ma-NA al-TO-nu al-ta-khMO-su ve-DAM na-KI al-tish-pe-KHU ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-SU mish-PA-t u-tse-da-KA ve-ha-TSI-lu ga-ZUL mi-YAD a-SHOK ve-GER ya-TOM ve-al-ma-NA al-TO-nu al-ta-khMO-su ve-DAM na-KI al-tish-pe-KHU ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The final clause ve-dam naqi al-tishpeḵu ba-maqom hazzeh {וְדָ֣ם נָקִי אַֽל־תִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה | wə-ḏām nā-qî ʾal-tiš-pə-ḵû ba-mā-qôm haz-zeh} concludes with an absolute ban on shedding innocent blood. The English rendering preserves Hebrew parallelism and emphatic negatives while clarifying the ethical urgency.
In context — Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the LORD : "Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not oppress or do violence to the sojourner, the orphan , or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:3:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Jeremiah 22:3, so the Hebrew word נָקִ֔י (naki) 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.22.3.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.3.W17.S1) and character.