Jeremiah 23:29:8Jer.23.29.W8TAB
סָֽלַע׃
sala
“a rock”
- Transliteration
- SA-la
- Extended
- SAA-lah
- IPA
- /ˈsaː.laʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a rock
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SA-la
- phraseyour reading level
ye-fo-TSETS SA-la
- clause
u-khe-fat-TISH ye-fo-TSETS SA-la
- sentence
ha-lo KHO de-va-RI ka-ESH ne-UM-ye-ho-VA u-khe-fat-TISH ye-fo-TSETS SA-la
Exegesis
Two coordinated similes—kaʾēš {כָּאֵ֖שׁ | kā-ʾēš} ‘like fire’ and ûkəpaṭṭîš {וּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁ | û-kə-paṭ-ṭîš} ‘like a hammer’—are both governed by the Piel imperfect verb yep̄ōṣēṣ {יְפֹ֥צֵֽץ | yə-p̄ō-ṣēṣ} ‘breaks in pieces’ with the object sālāʿ {סָֽלַע | sā-laʿ}.
Root and etymology
s-l-ʿsamekh–lamed–ayin
“rock”
In context — Jeremiah 23:29
“Is not My word like fire ,” declares the LORD , “and like a hammer that shatters the rock?”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 23:29, so the Hebrew word סָֽלַע׃ (sala) 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.23.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.29.W8.S1) and character.