Jeremiah 21:9:17Jer.21.9.W17TAB
לְשָׁלָֽל׃
leshalal
“as plunder”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-LAL
- Extended
- leh-shaa-LAAL
- IPA
- /ləʃaːˈlaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- as plunder
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
le-sha-LAL
- clause
ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
- sentence
ha-yo-SHEV ba-IR ha-ZOT ya-MUT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV u-vad-DA-ver ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–lamed
“spoil, plunder”
In context — Jeremiah 21:9
Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans besieging you will live, and his life will be for him a spoil .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Jeremiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁלָֽל׃ (leshalal) 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.21.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.9.W17.S1) and character.