Jeremiah 21:6:7Jer.21.6.W7TAB
בְּדֶ֥בֶר
bedever
“with pestilence”
- Transliteration
- be-DE-ver
- Extended
- beh-DEH-vehr
- IPA
- /bəˈdɛvɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- with pestilence
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-DE-ver
- phraseyour reading level
be-DE-ver ga-DOL
- clause
be-DE-ver ga-DOL ya-MU-tu
- 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 instrumental phrase badever gadol {בְּדֶבֶר גָּדֹול | bə-de-ḇer gā-ḏōl} ‘by a great pestilence’ specifies the means of execution, and the final verb yamutu {יָמֻתוּ | yā-mu-ṯû} ‘they will die’ concludes the prophetic decree with collective certainty.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“pestilence, plague”
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 21:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 21:6, so the Hebrew word בְּדֶ֥בֶר (bedever) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.6.W7.S1) and character.