Jeremiah 18:16:3Jer.18.16.W3TAB
לְשַׁמָּ֖ה
leshama
“for a desolation”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-MA
- Extended
- leh-shah-MAA
- IPA
- /ləʃamˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a desolation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-sha-MA
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–mem
“to be desolate”
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 18:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 18:16, so the Hebrew word לְשַׁמָּ֖ה (leshama) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.16.W3.S1) and character.