Jeremiah 16:9:17Jer.16.9.W17TAB
שִׂמְחָ֔ה
simkha
“of gladness”
- Transliteration
- sim-kha
- Extended
- sihm-KHAH
- IPA
- /simˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of gladness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sim-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KOL sim-kha
- clause
KOL sa-SON ve-KOL sim-kha KOL kha-TAN ve-KOL kal-LA
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE-ni mash-beet min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE le-e-ne-KHEM u-vi-me-KHEM KOL sa-SON ve-KOL sim-kha KOL kha-TAN ve-KOL kal-LA
Exegesis
The anaphoric repetition of qol {ק֤וֹל | qōl} with sason {שָׂשׂוֹן | śā-śōn}, simchah {שִׂמְחָה | śim-ḥā}, chatan {חָתָן | ḥā-ṯān}, and kalah {כַּלָּה | kăl-lāh} employs parallelism to intensify the total silencing of communal celebration.
Root and etymology
š-m-ḥshin–mem–chet
“joy, rejoicing”
In context — Jeremiah 16:9
For thus says the LORD of hosts and the God of Israel : Look, I am about to stop in this place—before your eyes and during your days—the voice of joy , the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Jeremiah 16:9, so the Hebrew word שִׂמְחָ֔ה (simkha) 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.16.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.9.W17.S1) and character.