Jeremiah 19:9:2Jer.19.9.W2TAB
אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר
etbesar
“the flesh of”
- Transliteration
- et-be-SAR
- Extended
- eht-beh-SAHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəˈʃar/
Meaning by language
- English
- the flesh of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-be-SAR be-ne-HEM
- clause
ve-ha-a-khal-TIM et-be-SAR be-ne-HEM ve-ET be-SAR be-no-te-HEM ve-ISH be-sar-re-e-HU yo-khe-LU
- sentence
ve-ha-a-khal-TIM et-be-SAR be-ne-HEM ve-ET be-SAR be-no-te-HEM ve-ISH be-sar-re-e-HU yo-khe-LU be-ma-TSOR u-ve-ma-TSOK a-SHER ya-TSI-ku la-HEM o-ye-ve-HEM u-me-vak-she naf-SHAM
Exegesis
The direct object markers et {אֶת | ʾet} and veet {וְאֵת | wə-ʾet} introduce the construct nouns bneihem {בְּנֵיהֶם | bə-nê-hem} ‘their sons’ and benoteihem {בְּנֹתֵיהֶם | bə-nō-ṯê-hem} ‘their daughters’ as recipients of flesh {בְּשַׂר | bə-śar} ‘flesh’.
Root and etymology
b-ś-rbet–shin–resh
“flesh, body”
In context — Jeremiah 19:9
And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and each man will eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the distress , which their enemies and those seeking their life will inflict upon them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 19:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר (etbesar) 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.19.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.9.W2.S1) and character.