Jeremiah 17:8:6Jer.17.8.W6TAB
יְשַׁלַ֣ח
yeshalakh
“he sends out”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-LAKH
- Extended
- yeh-shah-LAHKH
- IPA
- /jəʃaˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he sends out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
ye-sha-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ye-sha-LAKH sha-ra-SHAI-v
- clause
ve-ha-YA ke-ETS sha-TUL al-MA-yim ve-al-yu-VAL ye-sha-LAKH sha-ra-SHAI-v ve-LO yra yir-E ki-ya-VO KHOM ve-ha-YA a-LE-hu ra-a-naN
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-ETS sha-TUL al-MA-yim ve-al-yu-VAL ye-sha-LAKH sha-ra-SHAI-v ve-LO yra yir-E ki-ya-VO KHOM ve-ha-YA a-LE-hu ra-a-naN u-vi-she-NAT ba-TSO-ret LO yid-AG ve-LO ya-MISH me-a-SOT pe-RI
Exegesis
The imperfect yishallach {יְשַׁלַ֣ח | yə-šal-lach} ‘he sends forth’ conveys continuous growth.
Root and etymology
ש-ל-ח
“to send forth, stretch out”
In context — Jeremiah 17:8
And he will be like a tree planted beside waters, sending out his roots toward the stream. He will not fear when heat comes, and his leaf will remain fresh. In the year of drought he will not worry , and he will not cease from producing fruit.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 17:8, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלַ֣ח (yeshalakh) 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.17.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.8.W6.S1) and character.