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And he calledוַיִּקְרָאJohananאֶל יוֹחָנָןsonבֶּןof Kareahקָרֵחַand allוְאֶל כָּלthe chiefsשָׂרֵיof the forcesהַחֲיָלִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרwith him,אִתּוֹand allוּלְכָלthe peopleהָעָםfrom the smallלְמִקָּטֹןtoוְעַדthe great,גָּדוֹל
Jeremiah 42:8
Study it in the app“And he called Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the small to the great,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 42:8, word by word
- And he calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- 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- 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- 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
7And it happened at the end of ten days, and the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah.
8 · This verse (above)
9and he said to them, “Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, to whom you sent me to let your supplication fall before him: