Jeremiah 5:30

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

שמה שַׁמָּה

there/her name

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמה

shammâh

Definition

ruin; by implication, consternation

Root

from H8074 (שמם);

Exhaustive

from שמם; ruin; by implication, consternation; astonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8047

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁמַהּ

verb • Root שמה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1444

I. (not used) tr. to engrave, to inscribe, of a memorial-sign or mark.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שָׁמָּה

adverb • Root שם • Consonantal / Low • Page 797

There (adverb).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שַׁמָּה

f. verbal noun • Root שמם • Page 686

Idem (for שְׁמָמָה); desolation, waste (Ezek. 35:7, 9).

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἀφανισμὸν ἄβατον ἔρημον ἐρήμωσιν ἀφανισμόν

LXX Usage Statistics

H8047:

ἀφανισμὸν 13× (33.6%)

ἄβατον 7× (17.4%)

ἔρημον 3× (8.3%)

ἐρήμωσιν 3× (7.9%)

ἀφανισμόν 3× (7.9%)

ושערורה וְשַׁעֲרוּרָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שערורה

shaʻărûwrâh

Definition

something fearful

Root

or שעריריה; or שעררת; feminine from H8176 (שער) in the sense of H8175 (שער);

Exhaustive

or שעריריה; or שעררת; feminine from שער in the sense of שער; something fearful; horrible thing.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8186

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שַׂעֲרוּרָה

noun feminine • Root שער • Consonantal / Low • Page 1467

Something horrible or repulsive.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שַׁעֲרוּרָה

noun • Page 694

something terrible, horrible. Jer. 5: 30; 23: 14.

Conjunction, Adjective adjective feminine singular absolute

LXX: φρικτά

LXX Usage Statistics

H8186a:

φρικτά 2× (51.9%)

נהיתה נִהְיְתָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

היה

hâyâh

Definition

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

Root

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הוא));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare הוא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1961

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 397

To be, to exist, to live, to become. A substantive verb used to unite a subject and predicate. It can also mean to happen, to arise, or to belong to. Used in a wide variety of grammatical constructions.

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 591

To be, to become, to exist. The common Hebrew verb for 'to be', considered the root of the divine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַיָּה

noun feminine • Page 185

Keri הַוָּה suffering, calamity. Job 6: 2; 30: 13.

הָיָה

verb • Page 184

1. To be (Ex. 20:3, Num. 10:31, etc.); 2. to become (Ex. 4:4, Hos. 3:3, etc.); 3. to happen (Is. 19:15).

Verb Niphal perfect third person feminine singular

LXX: ἔσται ἐγένετο ἦν ἐγενήθη ἔσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H1961:

ἔσται 827× (22.9%)

ἐγένετο 634× (16.8%)

ἦν 280× (7.9%)

ἐγενήθη 215× (5.8%)

ἔσονται 160× (4.5%)

ἦσαν 134× (3.8%)

ἐγένοντο 83× (2.3%)

'' 74× (1.9%)

--- 73× (2.2%)

εἶναι 67× (1.7%)

בארץ בָּאָרֶץ׃

in the Earthly One

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ארץ

ʼerets

Definition

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H776

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

(Not used) To be hard, firm, dense. (Root of the following noun)

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

Earth, as firm land i.e. a dense firm mass, in opposition to water. Includes meanings: a) the earth in opposition to heaven; b) earth as an element/material; c) the ground; d) piece of land/field; e) land of habitation or fatherland.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

noun masculine • Page 73

Earth, land. (masc. rarely, Gen. 13: 6; Is. 9: 18).

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Page 74

1. earth; also inhabitants of the earth, Gen. 6:11. 11:1. 2. land; e.g. אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם the land of Egypt. Sometimes Palestine, Joel 1:2. 3. jurisdiction of a city. Josh. 8:1. Plur. אֲרָצוֹת lands.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0776:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Astonishment and horror was in the land.

LITV Translation:
An astounding and horrible thing has happened in the land.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Shocking and horrible deeds have been done on the land;