Jeremiah 15:18:1Jer.15.18.W1TAB

לָ֣מָּה

lama

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Transliteration
LA-ma
Extended
LAA-mah
IPA
/ˈlaːm.maː/

Meaning by language

English
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Result
לָ֣ + מָּה
la + ma
lama

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    LA-ma

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LA-ma ha-YA khe-E-VI

  3. clause

    LA-ma ha-YA khe-E-VI NE-tsakh u-ma-KA-ti a-NU-sha

  4. sentence

    LA-ma ha-YA khe-E-VI NE-tsakh u-ma-KA-ti a-NU-sha me-a-NA he-ra-FE ha-YO ti-he-YE LI kmo akh-ZAV MA-yim LO ne-e-MA-nu

Exegesis

The verse begins with the interrogative particle lamah {לָ֣מָּה | lā-māh} setting a lamenting tone.

In contextJeremiah 15:18

Why has my pain been perpetual, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You surely be to me like a deceptive brook , waters that are not trustworthy?

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 15:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 15:18, so the Hebrew word לָ֣מָּה (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.15.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.18.W1.S1) and character.