Jeremiah 39:7:5Jer.39.7.W5TAB
בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם
bankhushtayim
“with bronze fetters”
- Transliteration
- ban-khu-sh-TA-yim
- Extended
- bahn-khuhsh-TAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ban.ħuʃˈtajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- with bronze fetters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ban-khu-sh-TA-yim
- clause
va-ya-as-RE-hu ban-khu-sh-TA-yim la-VI o-TO ba-ve-LA
- sentence
ve-ET-e-NE tsid-ki-YA-hu i-VER va-ya-as-RE-hu ban-khu-sh-TA-yim la-VI o-TO ba-ve-LA
Exegesis
Banḥushtayim {בַּנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם | ban-ḥuš-ta-yim} in the dual emphasizes paired shackles of bronze.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-shnun-chet-shin
“bronze”
In context — Jeremiah 39:7
And he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with bronze shackles to bring him to Babylon .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 39:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 39:7, so the Hebrew word בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם (bankhushtayim) 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.39.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.39.7.W5.S1) and character.