Jeremiah 19:5:4Jer.19.5.W4TAB
לִשְׂרֹ֧ף
lisrof
“to burn”
- Transliteration
- lis-ROF
- Extended
- lihs-ROHF
- IPA
- /liɬˈroːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- to burn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
lis-ROF
- phraseyour reading level
lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM
- clause
u-va-NU et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM ba-ESH o-LOT la-ba-AL
- sentence
u-va-NU et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM ba-ESH o-LOT la-ba-AL a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TI ve-LO di-bar-TI ve-LO a-le-TA al-li-BI
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lisrof {לִשְׂרֹף | liś-rōp̄} introduces a purpose clause with et beneihem {אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם | ʾeṯ bə-nê-hem} ‘their sons’ as its object and the instrument ba-esh {בָּאֵשׁ | bā-ʾêš} marking the means.
In context — Jeremiah 19:5
And they built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command , nor did I speak, nor did it enter my heart.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 19:5, so the Hebrew word לִשְׂרֹ֧ף (lisrof) 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.19.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.5.W4.S1) and character.