Jeremiah 16:5:8Jer.16.5.W8TAB
לִסְפּ֔וֹד
lispod
“to lament”
- Transliteration
- lis-POD
- Extended
- lihs-POHD
- IPA
- /lisˈpoːð/
Meaning by language
- English
- to lament
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lis-POD
- phraseyour reading level
ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD
- clause
ki-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ta-VO BET mar-ze-AKH ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD ve-al-ta-NOD la-HEM
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ta-VO BET mar-ze-AKH ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD ve-al-ta-NOD la-HEM ki-a-SAF-ti et-she-lo-MI me-ET ha-AM ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH et-ha-KHE-sed ve-et-ha-ra-kha-MIM
Exegesis
The noun phrase beit marzeach {בֵּית מַרְזֵחַ | bêṯ mar-zē-aḥ} indicates the communal funerary setting, while the infinitive lispod {לִסְפּוֹד | lis-pōḏ} represents lamentation.
In context — Jeremiah 16:5
For thus says the LORD : Do not enter the house of mourning, and do not go to lament, and do not bemoan them, for I have withdrawn My peace from this people, declares the LORD—even lovingkindness and compassion .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 16:5, so the Hebrew word לִסְפּ֔וֹד (lispod) 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.16.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.5.W8.S1) and character.