Jeremiah 21:11

וּלְבֵית֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃

“And to the house of the king of Yehuda: ‘Hear the word of YHWH.

 

Morphology

  1. וּלְבֵית֙ (u-le-veit) – Root: בית; Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “And to the house of”; Notes: Introduces the recipient of the speech.
  2. מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “king”; Notes: In construct relationship with “house.”
  3. יְהוּדָ֔ה (Yehudah) – Root: יהודה; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the kingdom of Judah.
  4. שִׁמְע֖וּ (shimʿu) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “Hear!”; Notes: Addressed to the members of the royal house.
  5. דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה (devar-YHWH) – Root: דבר; Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + proper name; Translation: “the word of YHWH”; Notes: Standard prophetic formula introducing divine speech.

 

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