Jeremiah 45:1

“The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,”

Jeremiah 45:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 45:1, word by word

The wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “davar” appears
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu

Jeremiah

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.

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the prophetנָּבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

Where else “navi” appears
spokeדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “diber” appears
to Baruchבָּרוּךְbaruch

Baruch

Baruch: a name meaning "blessed". Above all, the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah; also some men of Nehemiah's time, such as the son of Zabbai who zealously repaired a section of the wall.

Where else “baruch” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Neriahנֵרִיָּהneriya

Neriah

Neriah: a name meaning "YHWH is a lamp"; the father of Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, and of Seraiah.

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when he wroteכָתְבchatv

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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in a bookסֵפֶרsefer

book

A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.

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from the mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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in the fourth yearשָּׁנָהshana

year

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

Where else “shana” appears
in the fourth yearרְבִעִיתreviit

fourth

What holds the place after the third.

Where else “reviit” appears
of Jehoiakimיהוֹיָקִיםyhoyakim

Jehoiakim

Jehoiakim: a name meaning "YHWH raises up." The name Pharaoh Neco gave to Eliakim son of Josiah when he made him king of Judah (2 Kings 23:34-24:6). Not to be confused with his son Jehoiachin.

Where else “yhoyakim” appears
of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּyoshiyahu

Josiah

Josiah: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "founded by Yah." He is the king of Judah announced by name in 1 Kings 13:2, who reigned about three hundred years later (2 Kings 22–23); a man in Zechariah 6:10 is also called this.

Where else “yoshiyahu” appears
kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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Translation note

Cf. 36:1-4.

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2“Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, concerning you, Baruch:

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