Jeremiah 14:4:11Jer.14.4.W11TAB
רֹאשָֽׁם׃
rosham
“their head”
- Transliteration
- ro-SHAM
- Extended
- roh-SHAAM
- IPA
- /roːˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their head
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ro-SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
kha-FU ro-SHAM
- clause
BO-shu i-ka-RIM kha-FU ro-SHAM
- sentence
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA kha-TA KI lo-HA-ya GE-shem ba-A-rets BO-shu i-ka-RIM kha-FU ro-SHAM
Exegesis
The sequential Qal perfect verbs boshu {בֹּ֥שׁוּ | bō-šū} ‘were ashamed’ and khafu {חָפ֥וּ | ḥā-p̄ū} ‘covered’ with the noun rosham {רֹאשָֽׁם | rō-šām} ‘their heads’ vividly portray the farmers’ emotional and physical response to drought. The tight verbal progression underscores the intensifying impact of dryness on agrarian life.
Root and etymology
r-ʾ-šresh–aleph–shin
“head, chief”
In context — Jeremiah 14:4
Because the ground is cracked and dismayed, since there was no rain in the land, the farmers were ashamed; they covered their heads.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 14:4, so the Hebrew word רֹאשָֽׁם׃ (rosham) 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.14.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.4.W11.S1) and character.