Jeremiah 18:15:13Jer.18.15.W13TAB
סְלוּלָֽה׃
selula
“built up or raised highway”
- Transliteration
- se-lu-LA
- Extended
- seh-loo-LAA
- IPA
- /səluːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- built up or raised highway
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-lu-LA
- phraseyour reading level
LO se-lu-LA
- clause
va-yakh-shi-LUM be-dar-KHE-hem she-vi-LE o-LAM la-LE-khet ne-ti-VOT DE-rekh LO se-lu-LA
- sentence
ki-she-KHE-khu-ni a-MI la-SHAV ye-kat-TE-ru va-yakh-shi-LUM be-dar-KHE-hem she-vi-LE o-LAM la-LE-khet ne-ti-VOT DE-rekh LO se-lu-LA
Exegesis
Finally, the infinitive construct lā-le-khet netivot derekh lo-selulah {לָלֶכֶת נְתִיבוֹת דֶּרֶךְ לֹא סְלוּלָה | lā-le-khet nə-ti-wōṯ ḏe-reḵ lō sə-lū-lā} serves as a purpose clause, highlighting the deliberate departure onto side trails rather than the established highway.
Root and etymology
Rootsamekh–lamed–lamed
“paved, built up”
In context — Jeremiah 18:15
Because My people have forgotten Me , they burn incense to emptiness and have caused them to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths—to walk in byways on a road not built up.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:15:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Jeremiah 18:15, so the Hebrew word סְלוּלָֽה׃ (selula) 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.18.15.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.15.W13.S1) and character.