Jeremiah 14:9:1Jer.14.9.W1TAB
לָ֤מָּה
lama
“why”
- Transliteration
- la-MA
- Extended
- laa-MAH
- IPA
- /laːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-MA
- phraseyour reading level
la-MA tih-ye-YE
- clause
la-MA tih-ye-YE ke-ISH nid-HAM ke-gib-BOR lo-YU-khal le-ho-SHI-a
- sentence
la-MA tih-ye-YE ke-ISH nid-HAM ke-gib-BOR lo-YU-khal le-ho-SHI-a ve-a-TA be-kir-BE-nu Ye-ho-VAH ve-shim-KHA a-LE-nu nik-RA al-ta-ni-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative lammah {לָ֤מָּה | lammā} ‘why’, introducing a lament.
In context — Jeremiah 14:9
Why would You be like a man bewildered , like a mighty warrior who cannot save? Yet You are in our midst, LORD , and Your name is called upon us; do not forsake us.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 14:9, so the Hebrew word לָ֤מָּה (lama) 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.14.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.9.W1.S1) and character.