Study it in the app“And the princes were angry with Jeremiah, and they struck him and put him in the house of imprisonment, in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had made it into the prison.”
And the princesוַ הַשָּׂרִיםwere angryיִּקְצְפוּwith Jeremiah,עַל יִרְמְיָהוּand they struckוְהִכּוּhimאֹתוֹand putוְנָתְנוּhimאוֹתוֹin the houseבֵּיתof imprisonment,הָאֵסוּרin the houseבֵּיתof Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןthe scribe,הַסֹּפֵרforכִּיthey had madeעָשׂוּitאֹתוֹintoלְthe prison.בֵית הַכֶּלֶא
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sarim” appearsbe angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “yiktsfu” appearsJeremiah
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” appearsstrike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “hiku” appearsput
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natnu” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearsbond
Bond: the rope or chain with which a prisoner is held.
Where else “esur” appearsJonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appearsscribe
An official who writes and reads the documents of the king or the temple.
Where else “sofer” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “asu” appearsprison
Prison, confinement: a place where someone is held.
Where else “kele” appears14And Jeremiah said, “Falsehood! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But he did not listen to him, and Irijah seized Jeremiah and brought him to the princes.
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16For Jeremiah had come into the house of the cistern and into the vaults, and Jeremiah stayed there many days.
