Jeremiah 21:4:16Jer.21.4.W16TAB
בָּבֶל֙
bavel
“Babylon”
- Transliteration
- ba-VEL
- Extended
- bah-VEHL
- IPA
- /baːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 |
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Word in context
- word
ba-VEL
- phraseyour reading level
et-ME-lekh ba-VEL
- clause
KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NI me-SEV et-ke-LE ha-mil-kha-MA a-SHER be-yed-KHEM a-SHER a-TEM nil-kha-MIM BAM et-ME-lekh ba-VEL ve-et-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-LE-khem mi-KHUTS la-kho-MA
- sentence
KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NI me-SEV et-ke-LE ha-mil-kha-MA a-SHER be-yed-KHEM a-SHER a-TEM nil-kha-MIM BAM et-ME-lekh ba-VEL ve-et-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-LE-khem mi-KHUTS la-kho-MA ve-a-saf-TI o-TAM el-TOKH ha-IR ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The direct objects melech Bavel {מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל | me-lē-ke bā-vel} and hakkasdim {הַכַּשְׂדִּים | ha-kas-dîm} are linked by hatzarim {הַצָּרִים | ha-ṣā-rîm} (“besieging”) and located by michutz la-chomah {מִחוּץ לַחֻמָּה | mi-ḥûṣ la-ḥō-māh} (“outside the wall”).
In context — Jeremiah 21:4
Thus says the LORD God of Israel : Behold, I am turning back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall, and I will gather them into the midst of this city.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:4:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 21:4, so the Hebrew word בָּבֶל֙ (bavel) 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.21.4.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.4.W16.S1) and character.