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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-kas-de-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
sar-FU ha-kas-de-DIM
- clause
ve-ET-BET ha-ME-lekh ve-ET-BET ha-AM sar-FU ha-kas-de-DIM ba-ESH
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.