Jeremiah 21:9:10Jer.21.9.W10TAB
עַל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים
alhakasdim
“to the Chaldeans”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-kas-DIM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-kahs-DEEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.hakːaɬdːiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Chaldeans
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ha-kas-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM
- clause
ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
- sentence
ha-yo-SHEV ba-IR ha-ZOT ya-MUT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV u-vad-DA-ver ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
Exegesis
The adversative vav links into venaphal {וְנָפַ֨ל | wə-nā-phal} understood as “surrenders,” paired with hatzarim {הַצָּרִ֤ים | ha-ṣā-rîm} besieging hakasdim {הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים | ha-kaś-dîm}, framing capitulation.
Root and etymology
In context — Jeremiah 21:9
Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans besieging you will live, and his life will be for him a spoil .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים (alhakasdim) 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.21.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.9.W10.S1) and character.