Jeremiah 13:21:9Jer.13.21.W9TAB
לְרֹ֑אשׁ
lerosh
“as head”
- Transliteration
- le-ROSH
- Extended
- leh-ROHSH
- IPA
- /ləˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as head
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
le-ROSH
- clause
ma-to-ME-ri ki-yif-KOD a-LA-yikh ve-AT lim-MAD o-TAM a-LA-yikh a-lu-FIM le-ROSH
- sentence
ma-to-ME-ri ki-yif-KOD a-LA-yikh ve-AT lim-MAD o-TAM a-LA-yikh a-lu-FIM le-ROSH ha-LO kha-va-LIM yo-khe-ZU-kh ke-MO E-shet le-DA
In context — Jeremiah 13:21
What will you say when He visits you after you have trained them as close allies to be head over you? Will not birth pangs seize you like a woman in labor?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 13:21, so the Hebrew word לְרֹ֑אשׁ (lerosh) 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.13.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.21.W9.S1) and character.