Jeremiah 19:5:1Jer.19.5.W1TAB
וּבָנ֞וּ
uvanu
“and they built”
- Transliteration
- u-va-NU
- Extended
- oo-vah-NUU
- IPA
- /uvaˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they built
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-va-NU
- clause
u-va-NU et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM ba-ESH o-LOT la-ba-AL
- sentence
u-va-NU et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM ba-ESH o-LOT la-ba-AL a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TI ve-LO di-bar-TI ve-LO a-le-TA al-li-BI
Exegesis
The verse begins with uvanu {וּבָנוּ | û-ḇā-nū} ‘and they built,’ a vav-consecutive verb indicating sequential narrative action.
In context — Jeremiah 19:5
And they built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command , nor did I speak, nor did it enter my heart.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 19:5, so the Hebrew word וּבָנ֞וּ (uvanu) 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.19.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.5.W1.S1) and character.