Jeremiah 20:15:4Jer.20.15.W4TAB
בִּשַּׂ֤ר
bisar
“brought news”
- Transliteration
- bi-SAR
- Extended
- bih-SAHHR
- IPA
- /bisˈsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- brought news
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
bi-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi
- clause
a-RUR ha-ISH a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi le-MOR yu-LAD-le-kha BEN za-KHAR
- sentence
a-RUR ha-ISH a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi le-MOR yu-LAD-le-kha BEN za-KHAR sam-ME-akh sim-kha-HU
Exegesis
A relative clause uses ha-ish {הָאִ֗ישׁ | hā-ʾîš} asher {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾă-šer} bissar {בִּשַּׂ֤ר | bis-sar} ‘brought news,’ where the pi‘el perfect denotes an emphatic report.
Root and etymology
b-sh-r
“to announce news”
In context — Jeremiah 20:15
Cursed be the man who brought good news to my father, saying, “A male child has been born to you,” making him exceedingly glad .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 20:15, so the Hebrew word בִּשַּׂ֤ר (bisar) 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.20.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.15.W4.S1) and character.