Jeremiah 15:16:9Jer.15.16.W9TAB

וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת

ulesimkhat

and for gladness of

Transliteration
u-le-sim-KHAT
Extended
oo-leh-sihm-KHAT
IPA
/uːləsiˈmħat/

Meaning by language

English
and for gladness of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ + לְ + שִׂמְ + חַ֣ת
u + le + sim + khat
ulesimkhat

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Memm as in mother
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-le-sim-KHAT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-le-sim-KHAT le-va-VI

  3. clause

    nim-tse-U de-va-RE-kha va-okh-LEM va-ye-HI de-va-re-KHA de-var-KHA LI le-sa-SON u-le-sim-KHAT le-va-VI

  4. sentence

    nim-tse-U de-va-RE-kha va-okh-LEM va-ye-HI de-va-re-KHA de-var-KHA LI le-sa-SON u-le-sim-KHAT le-va-VI ki-nik-RA shim-KHA a-LAI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI tse-va-OT

Exegesis

The prepositional pairs le-sason {לְשָׂשׂ֖וֹן | lə-śā-śôn} and u-le-simchat levavi {וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת לְבָבִ֑י | ū-lə-śim-ḥat lə-ḇā-vî} create synonymous parallelism, intensifying the emotional effect.

In contextJeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your word became for me a joy and gladness of my heart ; for your name was called upon me, O LORD God of hosts .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 15:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 15:16, so the Hebrew word וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת (ulesimkhat) 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.15.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.16.W9.S1) and character.