Jeremiah 14:19:13Jer.14.19.W13TAB

לְשָׁלוֹם֙

leshalom

for peace

Transliteration
le-sha-LOM
Extended
leh-shaa-LOHM
IPA
/ləʃaˈloːm/

Meaning by language

English
for peace

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + שָׁ + לוֹם֙
le + sha + lom
leshalom

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-sha-LOM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ka-VE le-sha-LOM

  3. clause

    ka-VE le-sha-LOM ve-EN TOV u-le-ET mar-PE ve-hin-NE be-a-TA

  4. sentence

    ha-MA-os MA-as-TA ET-ye-hu-DA im-be-tsi-YON ga-a-LA NAF-she-KHA ma-DU-a hi-KI-ta-NU ve-EN la-NU mar-PE ka-VE le-sha-LOM ve-EN TOV u-le-ET mar-PE ve-hin-NE be-a-TA

Exegesis

Next, the imperative kave leshalom {קַוֵּה לְשָׁלוֹם | qawwē ləšālōm} ‘hope for peace’ is mirrored by another existential clause ve-ein tov {וְאֵין טוֹב | wəʾēn ṭôv} ‘and there is no good’.

Root and etymology

Rootshin–lamed–mem

peace, wholeness

In contextJeremiah 14:19

Have You utterly rejected Judah, or has Your soul loathed Zion? Why have You struck us so that there is no healing for us? We hoped for peace, but there is no good; and for a time of healing, but behold, terror!

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 14:19:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Jeremiah 14:19, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁלוֹם֙ (leshalom) 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.14.19.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.19.W13.S1) and character.