Jeremiah 13:18:4Jer.13.18.W4TAB
הַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּ
hashpilu
“make yourselves low or humble yourselves”
- Transliteration
- hash-pi-LU
- Extended
- hahsh-pih-LOO
- IPA
- /haʃ.piˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- make yourselves low or humble yourselves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
hash-pi-LU
- phraseyour reading level
hash-pi-LU SHE-vu
- clause
e-MOR lam-ME-lekh ve-lag-ge-vi-RA hash-pi-LU SHE-vu
- sentence
e-MOR lam-ME-lekh ve-lag-ge-vi-RA hash-pi-LU SHE-vu KI ya-RAD mar-a-sho-te-KHEM a-TE-ret tif-ar-te-KHEM
Exegesis
The paired imperatives hashpilu {הַשְׁפִּילוּ | haš-pî-lû} ‘humble yourselves’ (Hiphil) and shevu {שֵׁבוּ | še-vû} ‘sit’ (Qal) form a parallel structure urging submission.
In context — Jeremiah 13:18
Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves and sit down, for the crown of your glory has come down from your heads.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 13:18, so the Hebrew word הַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּ (hashpilu) 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.13.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.18.W4.S1) and character.