Jeremiah 22:25:11Jer.22.25.W11TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל
melekhbavel
“king of Babylon”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-ba-VEL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-baa-VEHL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.baːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Babylon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-ba-VEL
- phraseyour reading level
ne-vu-khad-re-TSAR ME-lekh-ba-VEL
- clause
u-ve-YAD ne-vu-khad-re-TSAR ME-lekh-ba-VEL u-ve-YAD ha-kas-DIM
- sentence
u-ne-tat-TI-kha be-YAD me-vak-she naf-she-KHA u-ve-YAD a-sher-at-TA ya-GOR mi-pe-ne-HEM u-ve-YAD ne-vu-khad-re-TSAR ME-lekh-ba-VEL u-ve-YAD ha-kas-DIM
Exegesis
The proper name nevukhadretzar melekh-bavel {נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל | nə-vu-khad-re-ʾet-tsar me-leḵ-ḇā-vel} identifies the Babylonian monarch, and the final uveyad hakasdim {וּבְיַ֥ד הַכַּשְׂדִּֽים | û-və-yad ha-kaś-dîm} ‘and into the hand of the Chaldeans’ refers to the ruling elite. The relentless repetition of “into the hand of” structures the prophecy as a crescendo of unavoidable defeat and exile.
Root and etymology
מ–ל–ך
“rule, reign”
In context — Jeremiah 22:25
I will give you into the hand of those who seek your life , and into the hand of those before whom you are fearful, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 22:25, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל (melekhbavel) 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.22.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.25.W11.S1) and character.