הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּר֙ יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֶל־בָּר֖וּךְ בֶּֽן־נֵֽרִיָּ֑ה בְּכָתְבֹו֩ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֨ים הָאֵ֤לֶּה עַל־סֵ֨פֶר֙ מִפִּ֣י יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הָֽרְבִעִ֔ית לִיהֹויָקִ֧ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ ס
The word that Yirmeyahu the prophet spoke to Barukh son of Neriyya, when he wrote these words in a scroll from the mouth of Yirmeyahu, in the fourth year of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyyahu, king of Yehuda, saying,
Morphology
- הַדָּבָר (ha-davar) – Root: דבר; Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the word”; Notes: Refers to a prophetic message or oracle.
- אֲשֶׁר (asher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause modifying “the word.”
- דִּבֶּר (dibber) – Root: דבר; Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “spoke”; Notes: Emphatic or intensive speech, often used in prophetic contexts.
- יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu) – Root: ירמיה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yirmeyahu”; Notes: The prophet Jeremiah.
- הַנָּבִיא (ha-naviʾ) – Root: נבא; Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the prophet”; Notes: Appositional to Yirmeyahu.
- אֶל־בָּרוּךְ (el-Barukh) – Root: ברך; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Barukh”; Notes: Recipient of the prophetic message.
- בֶּן־נֵרִיָּה (ben-Neriyyah) – Root: בן, נריה; Form: Construct phrase; Translation: “son of Neriyyah”; Notes: Patronymic identification of Barukh.
- בְּכָתְבֹו (be-khatvo) – Root: כתב; Form: Preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “when he wrote”; Notes: Temporal clause referring to the act of recording.
- אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים (et-ha-devarim) – Root: דבר; Form: Accusative marker + definite plural noun; Translation: “the words”; Notes: Refers to the prophetic content.
- הָאֵלֶּה (ha-elleh) – Root: אלה; Form: Demonstrative plural masculine; Translation: “these”; Notes: Modifies “words.”
- עַל־סֵפֶר (ʿal-sefer) – Root: ספר; Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “on a scroll”; Notes: Indicates the physical medium of writing.
- מִפִּי יִרְמְיָהוּ (mi-pi Yirmeyahu) – Root: פה; Form: Preposition + construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “from the mouth of Yirmeyahu”; Notes: Indicates dictation from the prophet.
- בַּשָּׁנָה (ba-shanah) – Root: שנה; Form: Preposition + definite noun, feminine singular; Translation: “in the year”; Notes: Marks the time of the event.
- הָרְבִעִית (ha-reviʿit) – Root: רבע; Form: Definite ordinal number, feminine singular; Translation: “the fourth”; Notes: Specifies the year of the reign.
- לִיהֹויָקִים (li-Yehoyaqim) – Root: יהויקים; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “of Yehoyaqim”; Notes: King of Yehudah during Jeremiah’s ministry.
- בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (ben-Yoshiyyahu) – Root: בן, יאשיהו; Form: Construct phrase; Translation: “son of Yoshiyyahu”; Notes: Patronymic lineage of Yehoyaqim.
- מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה (melekh Yehudah) – Root: מלך, יהודה; Form: Appositional phrase; Translation: “king of Yehudah”; Notes: Title and position of Yehoyaqim.
- לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר; Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech that follows.