Jeremiah
Jeremiah 52:6
6By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By the ninth | בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה | bə·ṯiš·‘āh | Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular | H8672 a nine, nonad |
| of the fourth | הָֽרְבִיעִי֙ | hā·rə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7243 fourth |
| month | בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ | ba·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| the famine | הָרָעָ֖ב | hā·rā·‘āḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| in the city | בָּעִ֑יר | bā·‘îr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| was so severe | וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק | way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| that the people | לְעַ֥ם | lə·‘am | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| of the land | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| had | הָיָ֥ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| no | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| food | לֶ֖חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.