לְמָ֑טָּה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְמָ֑טָּה

   le-ma-TA

   downward
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה

   SHO-resh le-ma-TA

   root downward
3. clause🔊 וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה פְּלֵיטַ֧ת בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה

   ve-ya-se-FA pe-lei-TAT BEIT-ye-hu-DA ha-nish-a-RA SHO-resh le-ma-TA

   and she will add or continue the remnant of the house of Judah the one remaining root downward
4. sentence🔊 וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה פְּלֵיטַ֧ת בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה וְעָשָׂ֥ה פְרִ֖י לְמָֽעְלָה׃

   ve-ya-se-FA pe-lei-TAT BEIT-ye-hu-DA ha-nish-a-RA SHO-resh le-ma-TA ve-a-SA pe-RI le-ma-e-LA

   and she will add or continue the remnant of the house of Judah the one remaining root downward and she will make or do fruit upward

Exegesis

The paired expressions shoresh lematah {שֹׁרֶשׁ לְמָטָּה | šō-rêš lə-ma-ṭṭā(h)} and peri lema’alah {פְרִי לְמָעְלָה | pə-rî lə-ma-‘ā-lā(h)} create a parallel directional structure, contrasting hidden foundation growth downward with visible blessing upward, thereby emphasizing both foundational resilience and manifest restoration.