Jeremiah 21:2:5Jer.21.2.W5TAB

נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר

nevukhadetsar

Nebuchadnezzar

Transliteration
ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR
Extended
neh-voo-khah-deh-TSAHR
IPA
/nəvuː.xad.rɛˈʔats.tsar/

Meaning by language

English
Nebuchadnezzar

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
נְ + בוּ + כַ + דְרֶא + צַּ֥ר
ne + vu + kha + de + tsar
nevukhadetsar

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tsadets as in cats
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

Tap any letter to hear its name and sound

Vowels (Niqqud)

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR ME-lekh-BA-vel

  3. 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

  4. 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 conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause explaining the threat posed by nevukhadretzar {נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר | nǝ-ḇû-ḵaḏ-rěʾ-ṣar} melekh-bavel {מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל | me-lekh-Bā-ḇel}, nilcham {נִלְחָם | nil-ḥām} ‘is waging war’ against us.

In contextJeremiah 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 21:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 21:2, so the Hebrew word נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר (nevukhadetsar) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.2.W5.S1) and character.