Jeremiah 29:2

“after Jeconiah the king had gone out, and the lady, and the court officials, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and the smiths, from Jerusalem,”

Jeremiah 29:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 29:2, word by word

Jeconiahיְכָנְיָהyechanya

Jeconiah

Jeconiah: another form of the name of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, taken captive to Babylon (2 Kings 24:8-15). The name means "YHWH will establish."

Where else “yechanya” appears
the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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had gone outצֵאתtset

go out

To go out of a place.

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and the ladyגְּבִירָהgevira

lady, mistress

Lady: the leading woman of the king's household, whether his chief wife or the queen mother; also the mistress of a female slave.

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and the court officialsסָּרִיסִיםsarisim

official, eunuch

Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.

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the princesשָׂרֵיsare

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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and Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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and the craftsmenחָרָשׁcharash

craftsman

Craftsman: one who works stone, wood or metal.

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and the smithsמַּסְגֵּרmasger

smith

One who works iron and other metals.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

1And these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the exile, and to the priests and to the prophets and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon,

2 · This verse (above)

3by the hand of Eleasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to Babylon, saying:

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