Jeremiah 18:2:5Jer.18.2.W5TAB
וְשָׁ֖מָּה
veshama
“and there”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHA-ma
- Extended
- veh-SHAA-mah
- IPA
- /vəʃaːmˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ve-SHA-ma
- clause
ve-SHA-ma ash-me-a-KHA et-de-va-RAI
- sentence
KUM ve-ya-RAD-ta BET ha-yo-TSER ve-SHA-ma ash-me-a-KHA et-de-va-RAI
Exegesis
The construct chain bêt hā-yō-ṣêr {בֵּית הַיוֹצֵר | bêt hā-yō-ṣêr} ‘house of the potter’ establishes the setting, and the locative adverb wə-šā-māh {וְשָׁמָה | wə-šā-māh} ‘and there’ specifies the place.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–mem
“to be desolate”
In context — Jeremiah 18:2
Stand up, and go down to the potter’s workshop, and there I will cause you to hear my words .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 18:2, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁ֖מָּה (veshama) 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.18.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.2.W5.S1) and character.