Jeremiah 21:2:1Jer.21.2.W1TAB
דְּרָשׁ־נָ֤א
derashna
“inquire, please”
- Transliteration
- de-RASH-NA
- Extended
- deh-RAASH-NAA
- IPA
- /dəˈraːʃ.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- inquire, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-RASH-NA
- phraseyour reading level
de-RASH-NA ba-a-DE-nu
- clause
de-RASH-NA ba-a-DE-nu ET-ye-ho-VAH KI ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR ME-lekh-BA-vel nil-KHAM a-LE-nu
- sentence
de-RASH-NA ba-a-DE-nu ET-ye-ho-VAH KI ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR ME-lekh-BA-vel nil-KHAM a-LE-nu u-LAI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH o-TA-nu ke-KHOL-nif-le-o-TAV ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LE-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with derash-na {דְּרָשׁ־נָא | də-rāš-nā} ‘inquire please,’ where the particle nā {נָא | nā} softens the imperative.
Root and etymology
ד־ר־ש
“to inquire, seek”
In context — Jeremiah 21:2
Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, because Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us; perhaps He will act on our behalf according to all His wonders, and cause him to withdraw from us.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 21:2, so the Hebrew word דְּרָשׁ־נָ֤א (derashna) 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.21.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.2.W1.S1) and character.