Study it in the app“And King Zedekiah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard, and they gave him a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was used up. So Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard.”
And Kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְZedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּgave orders,יְצַוֶּהand they committedוַיַּפְקִדוּJeremiahאֶת יִרְמְיָהוּto the courtבַּחֲצַרof the guard,הַמַּטָּרָהand they gaveוְנָתֹןhimלוֹa loafכִכַּרof breadלֶחֶםdailyלַיּוֹםfrom the streetמִחוּץof the bakers,הָאֹפִיםuntilעַדallכָּלthe breadהַלֶּחֶםinמִןthe cityהָעִירwas used up.תֹּםSo Jeremiahוַ יִרְמְיָהוּstayedיֵּשֶׁבin the courtבַּחֲצַרof the guard.הַמַּטָּרָה
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsZedekiah
Zedekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is righteousness." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Chenaanah, who announced a false victory to Ahab (1 Kings 22), and the last king of Judah (2 Kings 24:17).
Where else “tsidkiyahu” appearscommand
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “yetsave” appearsappoint
To put someone in charge.
Where else “yafkidu” 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” appearscourt
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatsar” appearsguard
The court of the guard, an enclosure of the palace where someone was kept prisoner.
Where else “matara” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “naton” appearsround loaf
A flat round bread, the size of a loaf, broken into pieces to eat.
Where else “chikar” appearsbread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsstreet
The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.
Where else “chuts” appearsbake
Bake bread; as a noun, "baker".
Where else “ofim” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsend
To be over, reach its close.
Where else “tom” appearsstay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears20And now, hear, please, my lord the king; please let my supplication fall before you, and do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I may not die there.”
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