Jeremiah 36:22

“Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with the brazier burning before him.”

Jeremiah 36:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 36:22, word by word

Now the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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was sittingיוֹשֵׁבyoshev

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

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in the winterחֹרֶףchoref

winter

Winter: the rainy season; also autumn, the time of youth.

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houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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in the ninthתְּשִׁיעִיteshii

ninth

Ninth.

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monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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with the brazierאָחach

brazier

Brazier: a container of burning coals to heat a room.

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burningמְבֹעָרֶתmevoaret

burn

For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.

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before himפָנָיfanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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The context

21And the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he got it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and Jehudi read it in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the princes who were standing beside the king.

22 · This verse (above)

23And it happened, whenever Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut them off with the razor of the scribe and throw them into the fire that was in the brazier, until the whole scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

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