Jeremiah 20:15:11Jer.20.15.W11TAB
שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃
simkhahu
“him with gladness”
- Transliteration
- sim-kha-HU
- Extended
- sihm-khoh-HOO
- IPA
- /sim.ħɔ̆ˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- him with gladness
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sim-kha-HU
- clause
sam-ME-akh sim-kha-HU
- sentence
a-RUR ha-ISH a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi le-MOR yu-LAD-le-kha BEN za-KHAR sam-ME-akh sim-kha-HU
Exegesis
Finally, the paired verbs sam-mē-aḥ {שַׂמֵּ֖חַ | sam-mē-aḥ} ‘causing to rejoice’ and sim-mo-ḥā-hū {שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ | sim-mo-ḥā-hū} ‘he made him rejoice’ form a resultative Waw sequence that intensifies the joy response.
Root and etymology
s-m-ḥ
“to rejoice”
In context — Jeremiah 20:15
Cursed be the man who brought good news to my father, saying, “A male child has been born to you,” making him exceedingly glad .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 20:15, so the Hebrew word שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃ (simkhahu) 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.20.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.15.W11.S1) and character.