Jeremiah 39:8:6Jer.39.8.W6TAB

הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים

hakasdedim

the Chaldeans

Transliteration
ha-kas-de-DIM
Extended
hah-kahs-deh-DEEM
IPA
/hakːaɬ.dˈdiːm/

Meaning by language

English
the Chaldeans

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + כַּ + שְׂ + דִּ֖ים
ha + kas + de + dim
hakasdedim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-kas-de-DIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    sar-FU ha-kas-de-DIM

  3. clause

    ve-ET-BET ha-ME-lekh ve-ET-BET ha-AM sar-FU ha-kas-de-DIM ba-ESH

  4. sentence

    ve-ET-BET ha-ME-lekh ve-ET-BET ha-AM sar-FU ha-kas-de-DIM ba-ESH ve-ET-kho-MOT ye-ru-sha-LIM na-TSU

Exegesis

The Qal perfect sarfu {שָׂרְפוּ | šār-pû} ‘they burned’ denotes a completed act by ha-kasdim {הַכַּשְׂדִּים | kaś-dîm}, with ba-esh {בָּאֵשׁ | bā-ʼēš} ‘with fire’ specifying means.

Root and etymology

כ–ס–ד

Chaldeans, Babylonians

In contextJeremiah 39:8

The Chaldeans set the king’s house and the people’s houses ablaze , and they pulled down the walls of Jerusalem.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 39:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 39:8, so the Hebrew word הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים (hakasdedim) 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.39.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.39.8.W6.S1) and character.