Jeremiah 24:1:17Jer.24.1.W17TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֩
melekhyehuda
“king of Judah”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.jəhuːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Judah
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
et-ye-khan-YA-hu ven-ye-ho-ya-KIM ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA ve-et-sa-REI ye-hu-DA
- clause
a-kha-REI hag-le-VOT ne-vu-khad-re-TSAR ME-lekh-ba-VEL et-ye-khan-YA-hu ven-ye-ho-ya-KIM ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA ve-et-sa-REI ye-hu-DA ve-et-he-kha-RASH ve-et-ham-mas-GER mi-ru-sha-LA-im va-ye-vi-EM ba-VEL
- sentence
hir-A-ni ye-ho-VAH ve-hin-NE she-NEI du-da-EI te-e-NIM mu-a-DIM lif-NEI he-KHAL ye-ho-VAH a-kha-REI hag-le-VOT ne-vu-khad-re-TSAR ME-lekh-ba-VEL et-ye-khan-YA-hu ven-ye-ho-ya-KIM ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA ve-et-sa-REI ye-hu-DA ve-et-he-kha-RASH ve-et-ham-mas-GER mi-ru-sha-LA-im va-ye-vi-EM ba-VEL
Exegesis
Repeated direct object markers ’et {אֶת | ’et} enumerate the exiles: yekhonyahu {יְכָנְיָהוּ | yəḵonyāhû} “Jeconiah,” ben-yehoyaqim {בֶן־יְהוֹיָקִים | ben-yəhōyāqîm} “son of Jehoiakim,” melekh-yehudah {מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה | mêlek yəhûḏāh} “king of Judah,” sarei yəhudah {שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה | śārê yəhûḏāh} “officials of Judah,” hecharash {הֶחָרָשׁ | heḥārāš} “craftsman,” and hammasger {הַמַּסְגֵּר | hammāsger} “metalworker.”
In context — Jeremiah 24:1
The LORD let me see, and look—two baskets of figs stood before the LORD’s temple after Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had taken Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, into exile from Jerusalem, along with the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and the smiths, and had brought them to Babylon.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 24:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Jeremiah 24:1, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֩ (melekhyehuda) 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.24.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.24.1.W17.S1) and character.