Isaiah 13:9:10Isa.13.9.W10TAB
לְשַׁמָּ֔ה
leshama
“into desolation”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-MA
- Extended
- leh-sha-MAA
- IPA
- /ləʃamˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into desolation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-sha-MA
- clause
la-SUM ha-A-rets le-sha-MA ve-kha-ta-E-ha yash-mi-ID mi-me-NA
- sentence
hi-NE YOM-ye-ho-VAH BA akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra va-kha-RON AF la-SUM ha-A-rets le-sha-MA ve-kha-ta-E-ha yash-mi-ID mi-me-NA
Exegesis
The infinitive phrase lāśûm hā-ʾāreṣ lə-šammāh {לָשׂוּם הָאָרֶץ לְשַׁמָּה | lāśûm hā-ʾāreṣ lə-šammāh} expresses purpose/result: the coming “day” is oriented toward turning the land into ruin.
In context — Isaiah 13:9
Behold, the day of the LORD comes—cruel , with wrath and burning anger—to make the land desolate, and He will destroy its sinners from it.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word לְשַׁמָּ֔ה (leshama) 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 Isa.13.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.9.W10.S1) and character.