Jeremiah 13:11:18Jer.13.11.W18TAB
וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה
velithila
“and for praise”
- Transliteration
- ve-lit-hi-LA
- Extended
- veh-liht-hih-LAA
- IPA
- /vəlit.hilˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for praise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-lit-hi-LA
- phraseyour reading level
u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA
- 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
- 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.
In context — Jeremiah 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 13:11:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Jeremiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה (velithila) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.11.W18.S1) and character.