Jeremiah 20:5:10Jer.20.5.W10TAB

יְהוּדָ֗ה

yehuda

Judah

Transliteration
ye-hu-DA
Extended
yeh-hoo-DAA
IPA
/jəhuːˈdɑː/

Meaning by language

English
Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + הוּ + דָ֗ה
ye + hu + da
yehuda

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-hu-DA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    mal-KHE ye-hu-DA

  3. clause

    ve-ET KOL-o-tsE-rot mal-KHE ye-hu-DA et-TEN be-YAD o-ye-VE-hem u-ve-za-ZUM u-le-ka-KHUM ve-he-vi-UM ba-VE-la

  4. sentence

    ve-na-TAT-ti et-KOL-KHO-sen ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-et-KOL-ye-gi-AH ve-et-KOL-ye-ka-RA ve-ET KOL-o-tsE-rot mal-KHE ye-hu-DA et-TEN be-YAD o-ye-VE-hem u-ve-za-ZUM u-le-ka-KHUM ve-he-vi-UM ba-VE-la

Exegesis

The construct phrase ʾōṣrōt melkê Yehudah {אוֹצְרוֹת מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה | ʾō-ṣrōṯ melkê Yə-hū-ḏāh} “treasures of the kings of Judah” situates the plunder.

In contextJeremiah 20:5

And I will give all the resources of this city, all its gains, all its precious things, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hands of their enemies, and they will plunder them, take them, and bring them to Babylon.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 20:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 20:5, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֗ה (yehuda) 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.20.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.5.W10.S1) and character.