Jeremiah

Jeremiah 36:23

²³And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיְהִ֣י׀	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as soon as Jehudi	יְהוּדִ֗י	yə·hū·ḏî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3065 Jehudi
had read	כִּקְר֣וֹא	kiq·rō·w	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7121 call, proclaim, read
three	שָׁלֹ֣שׁ	šā·lōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
or four	וְאַרְבָּעָה֒	wə·’ar·bā·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H702 four
columns	דְּלָתוֹת֮	də·lā·ṯō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1817 door
Jehoiakim would cut	יִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙	yiq·rā·‘e·hā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7167 tear
with a scribe’s	הַסֹּפֵ֔ר	has·sō·p̄êr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5608 count
knife	בְּתַ֣עַר	bə·ṯa·‘ar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8593 razor, sheath
and throw	וְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְ	wə·haš·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7993 throw, fling, cast
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the firepot	הָאָ֑ח	hā·’āḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H254 fire-pot, brasier
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the entire	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
scroll	הַמְּגִלָּ֔ה	ham·mə·ḡil·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4039 roll
had been consumed	תֹּם֙	tōm	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8552 be complete, finished
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the fire	הָאֵ֖שׁ	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire

Cross-references

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1 Kings 22:8 · Proverbs 19:21 · 1 Kings 22:27 · Proverbs 21:30 · Proverbs 13:13 · Proverbs 1:30 · Isaiah 28:14–15 · Isaiah 5:18–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.