Jeremiah 21:4:17Jer.21.4.W17TAB

וְאֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים

veethakasdim

“and the Chaldeans”

Transliteration: ve-et-ha-kas-DIM
Extended: veh-eht-hah-kahs-DEEM
IPA: /vəʔɛt.hak.kasdˈdiːm/

Meaning by language

English: and the Chaldeans

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וְ + אֶת + הַ + כַּשְׂ + דִּ֔ים

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ve + et + ha + kas + dim

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veethakasdim

Alphabet Analysis

	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Tav	t as in top
	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Shin	shin with right dot; sin with left dot
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Dalet	d as in door
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Mem Sofit	final form of Mem — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
ve-et-ha-kas-DIM
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”).

Root and etymology

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 21:4:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Jeremiah 21:4, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים (veethakasdim) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.4.W17.S1) and character.

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