Jeremiah 39:6:13Jer.39.6.W13TAB
בָּבֶֽל׃
bavel
“Babylon”
- Transliteration
- ba-VEL
- Extended
- bah-VEHL
- IPA
- /baːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Babylon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ba-VEL
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ba-VEL
- clause
ve-ET kol-kho-RE ye-hu-DA sha-KHAT ME-lekh ba-VEL
- sentence
va-yish-KHAT ME-lekh ba-VEL et-be-NE tsid-ki-YA-hu be-riv-LA le-e-NAI-v ve-ET kol-kho-RE ye-hu-DA sha-KHAT ME-lekh ba-VEL
Exegesis
The verse uses the vav-consecutive form vayishchat {וַיִּשְׁחַט֩ | wa-yish-ḥaṭ} to introduce the action, with the subject melech Babel {מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל | me-lekh ba-vel} stated explicitly.
Root and etymology
b-b-lbet-bet-lamed
“Babel, confusion”
In context — Jeremiah 39:6
And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes and slaughtered all the nobles of Judah.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 39:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Jeremiah 39:6, so the Hebrew word בָּבֶֽל׃ (bavel) 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.39.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.39.6.W13.S1) and character.