Jeremiah 24:3:8Jer.24.3.W8TAB

תְּאֵנִ֑ים

teenim

figs

Transliteration
te-e-NIM
Extended
teh-eh-NEEM
IPA
/təʔeːˈniːm/

Meaning by language

English
figs

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
תְּ + אֵ + נִ֑ים
te + e + nim
teenim

Alphabet Analysis

Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    te-e-NIM

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI MA-a-TA ro-E yir-me-YA-hu va-o-MAR te-e-NIM

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI MA-a-TA ro-E yir-me-YA-hu va-o-MAR te-e-NIM ha-te-e-NIM ha-to-VOT to-VOT me-OD ve-ha-ra-OT ra-OT me-OD a-SHER lo-te-o-KHAL-na me-RO-a

Root and etymology

t-ʾ-n

fig

In contextJeremiah 24:3

And the LORD said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs. The good figs are very good, but the bad ones are very bad—so bad that they cannot be eaten because of their badness .”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 24:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 24:3, so the Hebrew word תְּאֵנִ֑ים (teenim) 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.24.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.24.3.W8.S1) and character.