In the eleventhבְּעַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵהyearשָׁנָהof Zedekiah,לְצִדְקִיָּהוּin the fourth month,בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִיon the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָהof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁthe cityהָעִירwas breached.הָבְקְעָה
Jeremiah 39:2
Study it in the app“In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the city was breached.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “revii” appears- on the ninthתִשְׁעָהtisha
nine
Nine; also "ninth".
Where else “tisha” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- was breachedהָבְקְעָהhavka
breach
To break into a city.
Where else “havka” appears
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.