Jeremiah 23:28:13Jer.23.28.W13TAB
אֶת־הַבָּ֖ר
ethabar
“with the grain or the pure”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-BAR
- Extended
- eht-hah-BAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.habˈbaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the grain or the pure
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
et-ha-BAR
- phraseyour reading level
ma-la-TE-ven et-ha-BAR
- clause
ma-la-TE-ven et-ha-BAR ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
han-na-VI a-SHER-it-TO kha-LOM ye-sa-PER kha-LOM va-a-SHER de-va-RI it-TO ye-da-BER de-va-RI e-MET ma-la-TE-ven et-ha-BAR ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The rhetorical question mah la-teven et ha-bar {מַה־לַתֶּבֶן אֶת־הַבָּר | māh-la-ṯe-ḇén ʾet-ha-ḇār} employs stark contrast of chaff and grain, and the clausula neum-YHWH {נְאֻם־יְהוָה | nə-ʼum-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘declares the LORD’ asserts sovereign authority.
In context — Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet who has a dream should tell the dream; but he who has my word should speak my word in truth. What has chaff to do with grain? says the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:28:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Jeremiah 23:28, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַבָּ֖ר (ethabar) 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.23.28.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.28.W13.S1) and character.