Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:1–2

¹These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.

²The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the words	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Hilkiah	חִלְקִיָּ֑הוּ	ḥil·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2518 Chilhijah
one of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the priests	הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
in Anathoth	בַּעֲנָת֔וֹת	ba·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6068 Anathoth
in the territory	בְּאֶ֖רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִֽן׃	bin·yā·min	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	הָיָ֤ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
in the thirteenth	בִּשְׁלֹשׁ־	biš·lōš-	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
year	שָׁנָ֖ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of the reign	לְמָלְכֽוֹ׃	lə·mā·lə·ḵōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
of Josiah	יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ	yō·šî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2977 Joshijah
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Amon	אָמ֖וֹן	’ā·mō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H526 Amon
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 1:1 2 Chronicles 36:21 · Ezekiel 1:3 · 1 Chronicles 6:60 · Jeremiah 32:7–9 · Jeremiah 11:21

Jeremiah 1:2 Jonah 1:1 · Hosea 1:1 · 1 Kings 13:20 · Micah 1:1 · Jeremiah 1:4 · Jeremiah 1:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.