Jeremiah 20:1:3Jer.20.1.W3TAB
בֶּן־אִמֵּ֣ר
benimmer
“son of Immer”
- Transliteration
- ben-im-MER
- Extended
- behn-ihm-MEHR
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʔimˈmeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Immer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-im-MER
- phraseyour reading level
ben-im-MER ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-yish-MA pash-khur ben-im-MER ha-ko-HEN ve-HU-fa-KID na-GID be-VET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yish-MA pash-khur ben-im-MER ha-ko-HEN ve-HU-fa-KID na-GID be-VET ye-ho-VAH et-yir-me-YA-hu niv-BA et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The proper name Pashhur {פַּשְׁחוּר | Pash-ḥūr} is specified by ben Immer {בֶּן־אִמֵּ֣ר | ben-ʾim-mēr}, indicating lineage.
Root and etymology
“speak”
In context — Jeremiah 20:1
And Pashhur, the son of Immer, the priest and chief officer in the house of the LORD , heard that Jeremiah had prophesied these words .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 20:1, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אִמֵּ֣ר (benimmer) 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.20.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.1.W3.S1) and character.