Jeremiah 18:20:5Jer.18.20.W5TAB
שׁוּחָ֖ה
shukha
“a pit”
- Transliteration
- shu-KHA
- Extended
- shoo-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʃuːˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a pit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shu-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
KI-kha-RU shu-KHA
- clause
ha-ye-shu-LAM TA-khat-to-VA ra-A KI-kha-RU shu-KHA le-naf-SHI
- sentence
ha-ye-shu-LAM TA-khat-to-VA ra-A KI-kha-RU shu-KHA le-naf-SHI ze-KHOR a-me-DI le-fa-NE-kha le-da-BER a-le-HEM to-VA le-ha-SHIV et-kha-MAT-kha me-HEM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki-karu {כִּֽי־כָר֥וּ | kî-kārū} introduces a causal clause karu shu-chah le-naf-shi {כָר֥וּ שׁוּחָ֖ה לְנַפְשִׁ֑י | kî-kārū šû-ḥāh lĕ-nap̄-šî} where ‘they dug a pit for my soul,’ depicting deadly intent.
Root and etymology
šīn-ḥēt-heh
“pit”
In context — Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before You to speak good concerning them, to turn away Your wrath from them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 18:20, so the Hebrew word שׁוּחָ֖ה (shukha) 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.18.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.20.W5.S1) and character.