Jeremiah 18:16:5Jer.18.16.W5TAB
שְׁרִיק֣וֹת
sherikot
“hissings or whistlings”
- Transliteration
- she-ri-KOT
- Extended
- sheh-ree-KOHT
- IPA
- /ʃəriːˈqoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- hissings or whistlings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-ri-KOT
- phraseyour reading level
she-ru-KET she-ri-KOT o-LAM
- 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 noun sherikot {שְׁרִיק֣וֹת | šərîqōṯ} paired with olam {עוֹלָ֑ם | ʿō-lām} conveys enduring contempt through perpetual hissing.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–resh–qoph
“to hiss, whistle”
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 18:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 18:16, so the Hebrew word שְׁרִיק֣וֹת (sherikot) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.16.W5.S1) and character.