Jeremiah 15:5:10Jer.15.5.W10TAB
לִשְׁאֹ֥ל
lisheol
“to ask”
- Transliteration
- li-she-OL
- Extended
- lih-sheh-OHL
- IPA
- /liʃ.ʔoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to ask
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-she-OL
- phraseyour reading level
li-she-OL le-sha-LOM
- clause
u-MI ya-SUR li-she-OL le-sha-LOM LAKH
- sentence
KI MI-ya-kh-MOL a-LA-yikh ye-ru-sha-LA-yim u-MI ya-NUD LAKH u-MI ya-SUR li-she-OL le-sha-LOM LAKH
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lish'ol {לִשְׁאֹל | liš-ʾōl} in the purpose phrase lish'ol leshalom {לִשְׁאֹל לְשָׁלוֹם | liš-ʾōl lə-šā-lōm} underscores the utter lack of even basic concern for peace and well-being.
In context — Jeremiah 15:5
For who will have compassion on you, O Jerusalem ? Or who will lament for you? Or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare ?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 15:5, so the Hebrew word לִשְׁאֹ֥ל (lisheol) 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.15.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.5.W10.S1) and character.