Jeremiah 23:15:9Jer.23.15.W9TAB
לַֽעֲנָ֔ה
laana
“with wormwood”
- Transliteration
- la-a-NA
- Extended
- lah-ah-NAA
- IPA
- /laʕăˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with wormwood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-a-NA
- clause
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-ha-ne-vi-IM hin-ne-NI ma-a-KHIL o-TAM la-a-NA ve-hish-ki-TIM me-ROSH
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-ha-ne-vi-IM hin-ne-NI ma-a-KHIL o-TAM la-a-NA ve-hish-ki-TIM me-ROSH KI me-ET ne-vi-E ye-ru-sha-LA-im ya-tse-A kha-nu-PA le-khol-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
Parallel Hiphil forms ma’akhil {מַאֲכִיל | ma-ʾă-khîl} ‘feeding’ and wehishqitim {וְהִשְׁקִתִים | wə-hiškī-tîm} ‘I will make drink’ present complementary punitive actions, with la’anah {לַֽעֲנָה | la-ʿă-nāh} ‘wormwood’ and mey-ros {מֵי־רֹאשׁ | mêy-rōš} ‘waters of poison’ as objects.
Root and etymology
ע–נ–הain–nun–heh
“to be bitter”
In context — Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will give them wormwood for food and make them drink waters of poison, for from the prophets of Jerusalem profaneness has gone out to all the land.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 23:15, so the Hebrew word לַֽעֲנָ֔ה (laana) 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.23.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.15.W9.S1) and character.