Jeremiah 20:5:17Jer.20.5.W17TAB

בָּבֶֽלָה׃

bavela

to Babylon

Transliteration
ba-VE-la
Extended
baa-VEH-laa
IPA
/bɑːvɛˈlɑː/

Meaning by language

English
to Babylon

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Result
בָּ + בֶֽ + לָה׃
ba + ve + la
bavela

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-VE-la

  2. 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

  3. 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 locative Bā-ḇelāh {בָּבֶלָה | Bā-ḇelāh} marks the destined exile.

Root and etymology

b–b–lbet–bet–lamed

Babylon; confusion

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 20:5:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Jeremiah 20:5, so the Hebrew word בָּבֶֽלָה׃ (bavela) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.5.W17.S1) and character.