who says,הָאֹמֵר“I will buildאֶבְנֶהfor myselfלִּיa houseבֵּיתof great dimensionsמִדּוֹתand spaciousמְרֻוָּחִיםupper rooms,וַעֲלִיּוֹתand cuts outוְקָרַעfor itלוֹits windows,חַלּוֹנָיpaneledוְסָפוּןwith cedarבָּאָרֶזand paintedוּמָשׁוֹחַwith vermilion.”בַּשָּׁשַׁר
Jeremiah 22:14
Study it in the app“who says, “I will build for myself a house of great dimensions and spacious upper rooms, and cuts out for it its windows, paneled with cedar and painted with vermilion.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 22:14, word by word
- who saysאֹמֵרomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omer” appears- “I will buildאֶבְנֶהevne
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “evne” appears- a houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- of great dimensionsמִדּוֹתmidot
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “midot” appears- and spaciousמְרֻוָּחִיםmeruvachim
be spacious
With plenty of room, wide.
Where else “meruvachim” appears- upper roomsעֲלִיּוֹתaliyot
upper room
A room built on the roof.
Where else “aliyot” appears- and cuts outקָרַעkara
tear away
To take something away violently, as a piece of cloth is torn off: a kingdom.
Where else “kara” appears- its windowsחַלּוֹנָchalona
window
Window: an opening in a wall.
Where else “chalona” appears- paneledסָפוּןsafun
panel
To cover a building with boards above or inside.
Where else “safun” appears- with cedarאָרֶזarez
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arez” appears- and paintedמָשׁוֹחַmashoach
smear
To cover something with a coat of oil or color; to smear or paint.
Where else “mashoach” appears- with vermilionשָּׁשַׁרshashar
vermilion
Vermilion, red paint.
Where else “shashar” appears
The context
13Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice; who makes his neighbor work for nothing and does not give him his wages;
14 · This verse (above)
15Will you reign because you compete in cedar? Your father, did he not eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.