Study it in the app“And King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Pray, please, for us to YHWH our Elohim.””
And Kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְZedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּsentיִּשְׁלַחJehucalאֶת יְהוּכַלsonבֶּןof Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָהand Zephaniahוְאֶת צְפַנְיָהוּsonבֶןof Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָהthe priestהַכֹּהֵןto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאsaying,לֵאמֹר“Pray,הִתְפַּלֶּלplease,נָאfor usבַעֲדֵנוּto YHWHאֶל יְהוָהour Elohim.”אֱלֹהֵינוּ
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” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appearsJehucal
Jehucal: a name meaning "YHWH is able"; a messenger of King Zedekiah.
Where else “yehuchal” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsShelemiah
Shelemiah: the name of several Israelites, among them the Levite gatekeeper also called Meshelemiah, several of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, and some of Jeremiah's time.
Where else “shelemya” appearsZephaniah
Zephaniah. A personal name meaning "YHWH has hidden" (has protected). In 2 Kings 25:18 he is the "second priest," brought before the king of Babylon and killed at Riblah. It is also the name of the prophet (Zephaniah 1:1) and of others.
Where else “tsefanyahu” appearsMaaseiah
Maaseiah: name of many Israelites. It means "work of YHWH."
Where else “maaseya” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” 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” appearsprophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearspray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “hitpalel” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears2But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of YHWH that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.
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4Now Jeremiah was coming in and going out among the people, and they had not put him in the prison.
