Jeremiah 18:16:2Jer.18.16.W2TAB
אַרְצָ֛ם
artsam
“their land”
- Transliteration
- ar-TSAM
- Extended
- ahr-TSAAM
- IPA
- /ʔarˈtsaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their land
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ar-TSAM
- phraseyour reading level
la-SUM ar-TSAM
- clause
la-SUM ar-TSAM le-sha-MA she-ru-KET she-ri-KOT o-LAM
- sentence
la-SUM ar-TSAM le-sha-MA she-ru-KET she-ri-KOT o-LAM KOL o-VER a-LE-ha yish-SOM ve-ya-NID be-ro-SHO
Exegesis
The result phrase artzam leshamah {אַרְצָ֛ם לְשַׁמָּ֖ה | ʾar-ṣām lə-šammāh} establishes the land’s transformation into desolation.
In context — Jeremiah 18:16
In this way their land will become a desolation and an object of perpetual hissing ; all who pass by will be appalled and will wag their heads.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:16, so the Hebrew word אַרְצָ֛ם (artsam) 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.18.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.16.W2.S1) and character.