Jeremiah 22:5:6Jer.22.5.W6TAB
בִּ֤י
bi
“by me”
- Transliteration
- BI
- Extended
- BEE
- IPA
- /ˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by me
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
BI
- phraseyour reading level
BI nish-ba-E-ti
- clause
BI nish-ba-E-ti ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ki-le-khar-ba yih-ye ha-BA-yit ha-ZE
- sentence
ve-IM LO tish-me-U et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le BI nish-ba-E-ti ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ki-le-khar-ba yih-ye ha-BA-yit ha-ZE
Exegesis
The oath formula bi nishba'ti {בִּ֤י נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙ | bî niš-baʿ-tî} ‘by Me I have sworn’ places the prepositional phrase first, emphasizing that the oath is grounded in YHWH’s own being rather than any external guarantor.
Root and etymology
consonantsBet–Yod–Tav
“house”
In context — Jeremiah 22:5
But if you do not listen to these words, I have sworn by Myself, declares the LORD , that this house will become a ruin .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 22:5, so the Hebrew word בִּ֤י (bi) 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.22.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.5.W6.S1) and character.