Then allוַ כָּלthe chiefsשָׂרֵיof the forcesהַחֲיָלִיםcame near,יִּגְּשׁוּand Johananוְיוֹחָנָןsonבֶּןof Kareahקָרֵחַand Jezaniahוִיזַנְיָהsonבֶּןof Hoshaiah,הוֹשַׁעְיָהand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםfrom the smallמִקָּטֹןtoוְעַדthe great,גָּדוֹל
Jeremiah 42:1
Study it in the app“Then all the chiefs of the forces came near, and Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the small to the great,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 42:1, word by word
- the chiefsשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- of the forcesחֲיָלִיםchayalim
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayalim” appears- came nearיִּגְּשׁוּyigshu
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigshu” appears- and Johananיוֹחָנָןyochanan
Johanan
Johanan. A personal name meaning "YHWH has been gracious." In 2 Kings 25:23 he is the son of Kareah, one of the commanders of the forces left in Judah (see Jeremiah 40–43). Many other men bear it.
Where else “yochanan” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Kareahקָרֵחַkareach
Kareah
Kareah. A personal name meaning "bald." Father of Johanan, one of the commanders of the forces of Judah (2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8).
Where else “kareach” appears- and Jezaniahיזַנְיָהyzanya
Jezaniah
Jezaniah: one of the commanders of the troops; the Jaazaniah of 2 Kings 25:23.
Where else “yzanya” appears- of Hoshaiahהוֹשַׁעְיָהhoshaya
Hoshaiah
Hoshaiah: a name meaning "YHWH has saved". One went in front of half the leaders of Judah at the dedication of the wall (Nehemiah 12:32); another was the father of a leader in Jeremiah's time (Jeremiah 42:1).
Where else “hoshaya” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- from the smallקָּטֹןkaton
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “katon” appears- the greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2and they said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication fall before you, and pray for us to YHWH your Elohim, for all this remnant —for we are left a few out of many, as your eyes see us—