הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה בִּימֵ֨י יְהֹויָקִ֧ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃
The word that came to Yirmeyahu from YHWH in the days of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyahu king of Yehuda, saying,
Morphology
- הַדָּבָר (ha-dāvar) – Root: דבר; Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the word”; Notes: Refers to a prophetic message or utterance.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾăsher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause describing the word.
- הָיָה (hāyāh) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “came”; Notes: Indicates completed action; the word came or happened.
- אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ (ʾel-Yirməyāhū) – Root: אל + ירמיהו; Form: Preposition אֶל + proper noun; Translation: “to Yirmeyahu”; Notes: Yirmeyahu is the prophet Jeremiah.
- מֵאֵת (meʾēt) – Root: את; Form: Preposition מִן + noun in construct form; Translation: “from”; Notes: Indicates source or origin of the word.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (or הייה); Form: Proper noun, Tetragrammaton; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- בִּימֵי (bi-yəmē) – Root: יום; Form: Preposition בְּ + plural construct noun; Translation: “in the days of”; Notes: Temporal expression marking historical context.
- יְהֹויָקִים (Yəhōyāqim) – Root: יהויקים; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yehoyaqim”; Notes: King of Yehudah during Yirmeyahu’s prophetic activity.
- בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (ben-Yōʾshiyyāhū) – Root: בן + יאשיהו; Form: Construct noun + proper name; Translation: “son of Yoshiyahu”; Notes: Indicates Yehoyaqim’s lineage.
- מֶלֶךְ (mélekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “king”; Notes: Title of Yehoyaqim.
- יְהוּדָה (Yəhūdāh) – Root: יהודה; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the southern kingdom of Yisraʾel.
- לֵאמֹר (lēʾmōr) – Root: אמר; Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech or divine utterance to follow.