Jeremiah 22:6:14Jer.22.6.W14TAB
מִדְבָּ֔ר
midbar
“a wilderness”
- Transliteration
- mid-BAR
- Extended
- mihd-BAAR
- IPA
- /midˈbaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wilderness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mid-BAR
- clause
im-LO a-shit-KHA mid-BAR a-RIM LO no-she-VA no-sha-VU
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH al-BET ME-lekh ye-hu-DA gil-AD a-TA LI ROSH hal-le-va-NON im-LO a-shit-KHA mid-BAR a-RIM LO no-she-VA no-sha-VU
Exegesis
The construct chain midbār ʿārîm lōʾ nōšāḇû {מִדְבָּר עָרִים לֹא נוֹשָׁבוּ | midbār ʿārîm lōʾ nōšāḇû} uses a Niphal perfect for an enduring state of desolation. The English maintains Hebrew parallelism and a judicial tone.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“desert, pasture”
In context — Jeremiah 22:6
For thus says the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: "You are to Me like Gilead, the summit of Lebanon; yet I will make you a wilderness, cities not inhabited."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:6:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 22:6, so the Hebrew word מִדְבָּ֔ר (midbar) 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.22.6.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.6.W14.S1) and character.