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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-VE-la
- 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
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.