Jeremiah 23:17:3Jer.23.17.W3TAB
לִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔י
limneatsai
“to those despising me”
- Transliteration
- lim-ne-a-tsai
- Extended
- lihm-neh-ah-tsai
- IPA
- /lim.nɛ.ʔăˈtsaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to those despising me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lim-ne-a-tsai
- clause
o-me-RIM a-MOR lim-ne-a-tsai dib-BER ye-ho-VAH sha-LOM yih-ye la-KHEM
- sentence
o-me-RIM a-MOR lim-ne-a-tsai dib-BER ye-ho-VAH sha-LOM yih-ye la-KHEM ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase limnaʾatzai {לִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔י | lĭm-nə-ʾă-ṣāy} introduces the audience “to those who despise Me.”
In context — Jeremiah 23:17
They continually say to those who despise Me, “The LORD has spoken, ‘Peace will be to you.’” And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart, they say, “No evil will come upon you.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:17, so the Hebrew word לִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔י (limneatsai) 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.23.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.17.W3.S1) and character.