Jeremiah 13:11:17Jer.13.11.W17TAB

וּלְשֵׁ֥ם

uleshem

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Transliteration
u-le-SHEM
Extended
oo-leh-SHEEM
IPA
/uːləˈʃeːm/

Meaning by language

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Result
וּ + לְ + שֵׁ֥ם
u + le + shem
uleshem

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-le-SHEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA

  3. clause

    KI ka-a-SHER yid-BAK ha-e-ZOR el-ma-te-NEI-ISH KEN hid-bak-TI E-lai et-kol-BET yis-ra-EL ve-et-kol-BET ye-hu-DA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH li-he-YOT LI le-AM u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA u-le-tif-a-RET

  4. sentence

    KI ka-a-SHER yid-BAK ha-e-ZOR el-ma-te-NEI-ISH KEN hid-bak-TI E-lai et-kol-BET yis-ra-EL ve-et-kol-BET ye-hu-DA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH li-he-YOT LI le-AM u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA u-le-tif-a-RET ve-LO sha-ME-u

Exegesis

The infinitive construct lihyot {לִהְיוֹת | li-hyôt} followed by the purpose clauses leam {לְעָם | lə-ʿām}, uleshem {וּלְשֵׁם | ū-lə-šēm}, velitehillah {וְלִתְהִלָּה | wə-li-təhillāh}, and uletiferet {וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת | ū-lə-ti-pəʼāreṯ} outlines God’s intent to make the people into a people, a name, praise, and glory for Himself.

Root and etymology

RootShin–Mem

name, reputation

In contextJeremiah 13:11

"For just as the girdle clings to the loins of a man, so I caused to cling to Me all the house of Israel and all the house of Judah," declares the LORD , "to become for Me a people, and for a name, and for praise, and for glory; but they would not listen ."

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 13:11:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Jeremiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word וּלְשֵׁ֥ם (uleshem) 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.13.11.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.11.W17.S1) and character.