Jeremiah 20:4:18Jer.20.4.W18TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל
melekhbavel
“the king of Babylon”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-ba-VEL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-baa-VEHL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.baːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of Babylon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-ba-VEL
- phraseyour reading level
be-YAD ME-lekh-ba-VEL
- clause
ve-et-kal-ye-hu-DA e-TEN be-YAD ME-lekh-ba-VEL ve-hig-LAM ba-ve-LA ve-hi-KAM be-KHA-rev
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hin-ne-NI no-TEN-kha le-ma-GOR le-KHA u-le-khal-o-ha-VE-kha ve-na-FLU be-KHE-rev o-ye-VE-hem ve-e-NE-kha ro-OT ve-et-kal-ye-hu-DA e-TEN be-YAD ME-lekh-ba-VEL ve-hig-LAM ba-ve-LA ve-hi-KAM be-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The clause wə-’et-kol-yehû-ḏāh ’ĕtēn {וְאֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָה אֶתֵּן | wə-’et-kol-yehû-ḏāh ’ĕtēn} “and I will give all Judah” introduces collective judgment, with the construct phrase bə-yad melekh-Bā·vel {בְּיַד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל | bə-yad melekh-Bā·vel} “into the hand of the king of Babylon” identifying the agent.
In context — Jeremiah 20:4
For thus says the LORD , “Behold, I am making you a terror to yourself and to all your friends ; and they will fall by the sword of their enemies as you watch. All of Judah I will give into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will exile them to Babylon and strike them down with the sword.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:4:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Jeremiah 20:4, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל (melekhbavel) 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.20.4.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.4.W18.S1) and character.