Jeremiah 15:12:3Jer.15.12.W3TAB
בַּרְזֶ֛ל
barzel
“iron”
- Transliteration
- bar-ZEL
- Extended
- bahr-ZEHL
- IPA
- /barˈzɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- iron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bar-ZEL
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ya-RO-a bar-ZEL bar-ZEL
- sentence
ha-ya-RO-a bar-ZEL bar-ZEL mits-tsa-FON u-ne-KHO-shet
Exegesis
The noun barzel {בַּרְזֶל | bār-zēl} appears twice, first alone and then with mitzafon {מִצָּפ֖וֹן | mi-ṣā-pôn}, which marks geographic origin and symbolizes foreign might.
Root and etymology
ב־ר־ז־ל
“iron, hard metal”
In context — Jeremiah 15:12
Can iron break iron from the north and bronze ?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 15:12, so the Hebrew word בַּרְזֶ֛ל (barzel) 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.15.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.12.W3.S1) and character.