Jeremiah 39:2

“In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the city was breached.”

Jeremiah 39:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 39:2, word by word

In the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּיashte

eleven

Eleven (always with "ten").

Where else “ashte” appears
In the eleventhעֶשְׂרֵהesre

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “esre” appears
yearשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shana” appears
of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּtsidkiyahu

Zedekiah

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” appears
in the fourth monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

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

Where else “chodesh” appears
in the fourth monthרְבִיעִיrevii

fourth

What holds the place after the third.

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on the ninthתִשְׁעָהtisha

nine

Nine; also "ninth".

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the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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was breachedהָבְקְעָהhavka

breach

To break into a city.

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The context

1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his force came against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.

2 · This verse (above)

3Then all the princes of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.

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