Jeremiah 21:3:2Jer.21.3.W2TAB
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
yirmeyahu
“Jeremiah”
- Transliteration
- yir-me-YA-hu
- Extended
- yihr-meh-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /jir.məˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jeremiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-me-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer yir-me-YA-hu
- clause
va-YO-mer yir-me-YA-hu a-le-HEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer yir-me-YA-hu a-le-HEM KO to-me-RUN el-tsid-ki-YA-hu
Exegesis
The narrative shifts into direct speech with the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said,’ followed by the subject yirmeyahu {יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ | yir-mə-yā-hû} ‘Jeremiah’ and the prepositional phrase alehem {אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | ʾă-lê-hem} ‘to them,’ indicating the first audience.
Root and etymology
y-r-myod–resh–mem
“Yahweh will exalt”
In context — Jeremiah 21:3
Jeremiah said to them, “This is what you are to say to Zedekiah .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 21:3, so the Hebrew word יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yirmeyahu) 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.21.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.3.W2.S1) and character.