Jeremiah 26:24

“But the hand of Ahikam son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so as not to give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.”

Jeremiah 26:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 26:24, word by word

the handיַדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yad” appears
of Ahikamאֲחִיקָםachikam

Ahikam

Ahikam: a name meaning "my brother has risen." Son of Shaphan and trusted man of King Josiah (2 Kings 22:12); later he protected the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 26:24) and was the father of Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:22).

Where else “achikam” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Shaphanשָׁפָןshafan

Shaphan

Shaphan, a man's name, like Josiah's scribe.

Where else “shafan” appears
wasהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
with Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu

Jeremiah

Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.

Where else “yirmyahu” appears
to giveתֵּתtet

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “tet” appears
of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
to put him to deathהֲמִיתhamit

kill

To kill someone.

Where else “hamit” appears

The context

23And they brought Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, and he struck him down with the sword and threw his corpse into the graves of the children of the people.

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