Jeremiah 21:6:2Jer.21.6.W2TAB
אֶת־יֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙
etyoshevei
“{direct object} inhabitants of”
- Transliteration
- et-yo-she-VEI
- Extended
- eht-yoh-sheh-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛtjoːʃəˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} inhabitants of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-yo-she-VEI
- clause
ve-hik-KEI-ti et-yo-she-VEI ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-a-DAM ve-et-ha-be-he-MA
- sentence
ve-hik-KEI-ti et-yo-she-VEI ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-a-DAM ve-et-ha-be-he-MA be-DE-ver ga-DOL ya-MU-tu
Exegesis
The direct object markers et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} and ve’et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾeṯ} distribute the action across multiple recipients: yoshvei haʿir hazot {יוֹשְׁבֵי הָעִיר הַזֹּאת | yôš-ḇê hā-ʿîr haz-zōṯ} ‘inhabitants of this city’, ha’adam {הָאָדָם | hā-’ā-ḏām} ‘the man’, and habehemah {הַבְּהֵמָה | hab-bə-hê-māh} ‘the beast’, emphasizing both human and animal targets.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–bet
“to sit, dwell”
In context — Jeremiah 21:6
I will strike the inhabitants of this city—both people and animals—and they will die by a great pestilence.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 21:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙ (etyoshevei) 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.21.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.6.W2.S1) and character.