Jeremiah 39:2

בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ לְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִ֖י בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָבְקְעָ֖ה הָעִֽיר
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
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בְּ עַשְׁתֵּֽי
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
עַשְׁתֵּֽי
Root word eleventh, eleven
Dictionary form: עַשְׁתֵּי · ash-TAY

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word; a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: and in the eleventh
the eleventh ×6 eleven ×4 in the eleventh ×2 of the eleventh ×2 and in the eleventh ×1 and the eleven ×1 captain for the eleventh ×1 on the eleventh ×1
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eleven — Cardinal number; use when counting a quantity.
eleventh — Ordinal form; use for position, order, or rank.
11th — Numeric shorthand; suits headings or notes.
the eleventh one — Adds slight emphasis when referencing a specific item.

BDB6473 H6249

BDB6472 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6474

עַשְׁתֵּי19 noun number one (Assyrian išten, one; išten ešrit, eleven; Dl§ 75, Tel Amarna [iš-]tit, first time; see Gie ZAW i (1881), 226 Ges«GKC:97e»§ 97e Köii. l, 212 and references); — only + עָשָׂר, עֶשְׂרֵה (q. v.) = eleven, eleventh, Jer 1:3; Jer 39:2 = Jer 52:5 = 2Kgs 25:2; Ezek 26:1; Ezek 40:49; Zech 1:7; Exod 26:7; Exod 26:8; Exod 36:14; Exod 36:15; Num 7:72; Num 29:20 (all P), Deut 1:3; 1Chr 12:13; 1Chr 24:12; 1Chr 25:18; 1Chr 27:14.

eleventh, eleven
ʿaštê
eleven or (ordinal) eleventh
  • one, eleven, eleventh
    • one as combined with ten (H6240)

עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה
עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה
Root word twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …
Dictionary form: עָשָׂר · aw-SAWR

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

twelve ×7 fifteen ×3 and twelve ×2 and in the eleventh ×1 are the twelve ×1 be twelve ×1 being seventeen ×1 being twelve ×1
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ten (combining form: -teen) — Core sense; used only in compound numbers eleven–nineteen.
eleven — Preferred when the compound yields this specific value.
twelve — Most common compound; modernizes KJV 'twelve' directly.
thirteen through nineteen — Use the exact teen number the context requires.
eighteen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies eight-plus-ten.
seventeen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies seven-plus-ten.

BDB6442 H6240

BDB6441 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6443

עָשָׂר203, עֶשְׂרֵה144 noun ten, only after units to make numbers 11-19, both cardinal and ordinal; עֶשְׂרֵה with noun feminine, עָשָׂר with noun masculine, thus:

1. eleven:
  a. אַחַד עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 32:23 + 2 t.
  b. אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 2Kgs 23:36 + 7 t.; also = eleventh 1Kgs 6:38; 2Kgs 9:29.
  c. עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:20 ordinal Deut 1:3 + 7 t.
  d. עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 26:7 + 4 t.; ordinal Jer 1:3 + 4 t.
2. twelve:
  a. שְׁנֵי (ם) עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 35:22 + 80 t. ordinal 1Kgs 19:19 + 12 t.
  b. שְׁתֵּי(ם) עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 24:4 + 31 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 8:25 + 6 t.
3. thirteen:
  a. שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:14 + 2 t.; ordinal Esth 3:12 + 7 t.
  b. שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 1Kgs 7:1 + 9 t.; ordinal Gen 14:4 + 2 t.
4. fourteen:
  a. אַרְכָּעָה עָשָׂר Gen 46:22 + 13 t.; ordinal Exod 12:6 + 17 t.
  b. אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 31:41 + 5 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 18:13 + 3 t.
5. fifteen:
  a. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר Hos 3:2 + 3 t.; ordinal Exod 16:1 + 14 t.
  b. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר Judg 8:10; 2Sam 19:18.
  c. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה 2Kgs 14:17 + 9 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 14:23; 2Chr 15:10. — See also עֶשֶׂר
2 d. 6. sixteen:
  a. שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר Exod 26:25 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:14 + 2 t.
  b. שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 46:18 + 13 t.
7. seventeen:
  a. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר 1Chr 7:11 + 2 t.; ordinal Gen 7:11 + 3 t.
  b. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 37:2 + 4 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 22:52; 2Kgs 16:1. — See also עֶשֶׂר
3 d. 8. eighteen:
  a. שְׁמֹנָה (שְׂמֹנַת) עָשָׂר Gen 14:4 + 10 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:25.
  b. שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה Judg 3:14 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t.
9. nineteen:
  a. תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר 2Sam 2:30 ordinal 1Chr 24:16; 1Chr 25:26.
  b. תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 11:25; Josh 19:38 ordinal 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. These numbers usually take singular of the nouns most often used, שָׁנָה, יוֺם, חֹדֶשׁ, compare (sometimes) אִישׁ, אַמָּךְ, etc.; otherwise plural; rarely (late usage) they follow noun, which is then usually plural, e.g. Num 29:30; Josh 15:51 (P), Ezra 8:35 (twice in verse); Esth 3:13; Esth 8:5, etc. (even שָׁנִים שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Nah Esth 5:14), but שָׁנָה precedes ordinal 1Kgs 6:38, שְׁנַת 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t., so יוֺם (c. ordinal) 2Chr 29:17 + 5 t. Esth 9 also יוֺם and (שְׁנַת) שָׁנָה both precede and following ordinal Num 7:72; Num 7:78; 2Kgs 8:25; 2Kgs 9:29; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 16:1; Jer 32:1; 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. — See also Köii. 1. 211 ff. DaSynt. § 37 a, also R. 1, 2. Ges«GKC:92d»§§ 92d, e, «GKC:134»134, and especially HernerSynt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT {1893}; on form in הֵ֯ (prob for יַ֯), Ol§ 110 Köii. 1, 427 WSG 138.

twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …
ʿāśār
ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
  • ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)
    • used only in combination to make the numbers 11–19

שָׁנָה֙
שָׁנָה֙
Root word years, year, yearly, in, long, …
Dictionary form: שָׁנֶה · shaw-NEH

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: year
years ×392 year ×251 in the year ×16 of the year ×12 of years ×10 the year ×10 by year ×9 the years ×8
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year — Standard singular; the default choice in most contexts.
annual — Use as adjective when describing recurring yearly events.
yearly — Adverbial or adjectival; suits repeated or cyclical occurrences.
age — Preferred when counting a person's lifespan or era.
season — Highlights the agricultural or calendrical cycle of a year.

BDB8882 H8141

BDB8881 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8883

שָׁנָה877 noun feminine (on apparent exception see AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 46) year (etymology see √); — absolute ׳שׁ Amos 2:10 +; construct שְׁנַת Gen 41:50 +; suffix שְׁנָתוֺ Ezek 46:13 +, שְׁנָתָהּ Lev 14:10 + 2 t.; dual שְׁנָתַיִם Amos 1:1 +, תָ֑יִם- 1Kgs 15:25 +; plural שָׁנִים Exod 21:2 +, construct שְׁנֵי Gen 23:1 + 24 t., שְׁנוֺת Deut 32:7 + 8 t. (in poetry and late); suffix שְׁנָיו Lev 25:52 + 4 t. suffix; שְׁנוֺתַי Isa 38:15; Ps 31:11, שְׁנוֺתָם Ps 78:33 + 8 t. suffix; — year, as division of time, Exod 23:14; Exod 23:17 3 t. בַּשָּׁנָה +, etc.; ׳רֵשִׁית הַשּׁ Deut 11:12, opposed to ׳אַחֲרִית הַשּׁ vDeut 11:12, ׳צֵאת הַשּׁ Exod 23:16, ׳תְּקוּפַת הַשּׁ Exod 34:22; 2Chr 24:23, ׳תְּשׁוּבַת הַשּׁ 2Sam 11:1 +, etc.; בָּא שָׁנָה 2Kgs 13:20, read ׳כְּבֹא שׁ ᵐ5 Bur, ׳בְשׁ ׳בארץ שׁ Kit, compare ׳בְשׁ ׳שׁ = year by year 1Sam 1:7 +; בַּשָּׁנָה Benz, compare Neh 10:33 so ׳שׁ ׳שׁ Deut 14:22, ׳אַחֲרֵי שׁ ׳שׁ 2Sam 21:1, ׳וְשׁ ׳בְּכָלשֿׁ Esth 9:21; Esth 9:27 especially of duration of life; ׳(יְמֵי) שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי פ Gen 23:1; Gen 25:7 + (P); שְׁנֵיהֶם Job 36:11 +, שְׁנוֺתַי Ps 31:11 (|| חַיַּי), etc.; of God Job 10:5; Ps 102:25; Ps 102:28 in phrase of age, see בֵּן 9, בַּת 9; indefinite שָׁנִים Ezek 38:17 = for years, ׳לְקֵץ שׁ Dan 11:6 זֶהיָֿמִים אוֺ זֶה שָׁנִים 1Sam 29:3 specifically בִּשְׁנַת מוֺת הַמֶּלֶח Isa 6:1; Isa 14:28, בִּשְׁנַת בֹּא תַּרְתָּן Isa 20:1, שְׁנַת הַשְּׁמִטָּה Deut 15:9; Deut 31:10, שְׁנַת הַיּוֺבֵל Lev 25:13 +, etc.; שְׁנֵי שָׂכִיר Isa 16:14; Isa 21:16 (see שָׂכִיר); שְׁנַת פְּקֻדָּתָם Jer 11:23 + 2 t.; ׳רָצוֺן לְי ׳שׁ Isa 61:2, etc.; שְׁנוֺת דֹּרוָֿדֹר Deut 32:7, compare Joel 2:2 most often with cardinal numbers: plural after units, apposition, Exod 21:2 +, so also שְׁתַּיִם שְׁנִים 2Sam 2:10 +, but dual שְׁנָתַיִם Amos 1:1 + 4 t., שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים Gen 41:1 + 4 t.; very rarely with number (certainly) construct שְׁתֵּי שָׁנִים 1Sam 13:1 (corrupt), ׳שְׁלשׁ שׁ Lev 25:21 8 + שָׁנָה 2Kgs 22:1 before unit (rare, late) 2Chr 11:17 (twice in verse); Dan 1:5 singular after 11-19, tens and hundreds Gen 5:3; Gen 5:9; Gen 14:4 + often; so 90 + 9 years Gen 17:24 +, rarely 30 + 3 years 1Kgs 2:11, etc.; but אֶלֶף שָׁנִים Ps 90:4 1000 years, so (+ פַּעֲמַיִם) Eccl 6:6 1000 years twice over; with compare number often repeated, 900 year + 30 year Gen 5:5, etc.; 100 year + 70 year + 5 years Gen 25:7, etc.; with cardinal number = ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת אַרְבַּע לְ 1Kgs 22:41 in the fourth year of, etc., also בִּשְׁנַת חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה לְ 2Kgs 15:23, etc.; but לְ ׳בְּאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שׁ 2Kgs 18:13, etc. (often), and בַּשָּׁנָה הָאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה 1Kgs 6:38, etc.; also (c. units), בַּשָּׁנָה הָֽרְבִיעִת Lev 19:24 +, etc., + לְ 2Kgs 17:6 the ninth year of, etc.; and even (Ges«GKC:134p»§ 134p) בִּשְׁנַת הַתְּשִׁיעִית לְ 2Kgs 25:1, compare Ezra 7:8; Jer 46:2; Jer 51:59 + (Kt) Jer 28:1; Jer 32:1 (Qr בַּשָּׁנָה).

years, year, yearly, in, long, …
šāne
a year (as a revolution of time)
  • year
    • as division of time
      • "as measure of time"as indication of age"a lifetime (of years of life)

לְ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of zedekiah")
Dictionary form: צִדְקִיָּה · tsid-kih-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of zedekiah
zedekiah ×31 of zedekiah ×11 and zedekiah ×7 then zedekiah ×5 that zedekiah ×2 and zidkijah ×1 but zedekiah ×1 o zedekiah ×1
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Zedekiah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
Zidkijah — Closer to Hebrew; use in scholarly or critical editions.
Tsidkiyahu — Fully transliterated form; preferred in academic Hebrew studies.

BDB6946 H6667

BDB6945 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6947

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ56, יָּ֑ה7 proper name, masculine (׳י is righteousness; compare Sabean צדקאל DHMib., on No. 32); — σεδεκια(ς):

1. last king of Judah, מַתַּנְּיָה, changed to ׳׃צ יָּ֑֫הוּ 2Kgs 24:17; 2Kgs 24:18; 2Kgs 24:20; 2Kgs 25:2; 2Kgs 25:7 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 36:10; 2Chr 36:11; 1Chr 3:15; Jer 1:3; Jer 21:1; Jer 21:3; Jer 21:7 + 37 t. Jeremiah; יָּ֑ה Psalms; Jer 27:12; Jer 28:1; Jer 29:3; Jer 49:34.

2. false prophets:
  a. under Ahab, יָּ֑֫הוּ 1Kgs 22:24 = 2Chr 18:10; 2Chr 18:23 יָּ֑ה 1Kgs 22:11.
  b. יָּ֑֫הוּ Jeremiah's time, Jer 29:21; Jer 29:22.
3. יָּ֑֫הוּ prince, Jeremiah's time, Jer 36:12.
4. יָּ֑ה, priest, Nehemiah's time, Neh 10:2 (ᵐ5L Σεχενιας).
5. יָּ֑ה, son of Jehoiachin, according to 1Chr 3:16, but probably gloss, Be SS, compare Kit.

zedekiah, zedekiahs, zidkijah
ṣidqiyyâ
Jehovah is righteous
Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites
  • the last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity
    • "false prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel"son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon"son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah"a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah"son of king Jehoiakim of Judah

בַּ חֹ֥דֶשׁ
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
חֹ֥דֶשׁ
Root word month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …
Dictionary form: חֹדֶשׁ · hoh-DESH

בַּ
Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: month
month ×118 day of the month ×35 months ×29 of the month ×19 from a month ×9 in the month ×7 is the month ×5 the month ×5
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month — Most universal rendering; fits nearly every context.
new moon — Use for festival/calendar contexts marking lunar cycle start.
lunar month — Clarifies the Hebrew lunar reckoning for modern readers.
moon — Poetic or astronomical contexts where the celestial body is in view.
monthly — Adjectival/adverbial use; describes recurring monthly events.

BDB2579 H2320

BDB2578 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2580

I. חֹ֫דֶשׁ282 noun masculineGen 7:11 (feminine ᵑ0 Gen 38:24 but masculine Sam Di) (newness), new moon, month (on formation compare LgBN 144; on usage, names, etc., Muss-ArnJBL 1892, 72 ff., 160 ff.) — ׳ח absolute Gen 7:11 +; construct (rare) Gen 29:14 +; suffix חָדְשׁוֺ Num 28:14 + 2 t.; חָדְשָׁהּ Hos 2:13; Jer 2:24 plural חֳדָשִׁים Gen 38:24 +; construct חָדְשֵׁי Exod 12:2 + 2 t.; suffix חֳדָשָׁיו Job 14:5 + 2 t.; חָדְשֵׁיכֶם Isa 1:14; Num 28:11 חָדְשֵׁכֶם Num 10:10 —

1. new moon = day, time, of new moon, as religious festival 1Sam 20:5; 1Sam 20:18; 1Sam 20:24; 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:34 (Dr); compare ׳יאֹכְלֵם ח Hos 5:7 a new moon shall devour them, Hi St VB, but on text see We; usually || שַׁבָּת Amos 8:5; 2Kgs 4:23; Isa 1:13 (+ קְרֹא מִקְרָא), מִדֵּי חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ Isa 66:23, Ezek 46:1; Ezek 46:6 (both ׳יוֺם הַח), 1Chr 23:31; 2Chr 2:3; 2Chr 8:13; 2Chr 31:3; Neh 10:34 (all + מוֺעֵד), Hos 2:13; Ezek 45:17 (both + חג, מועד); || מוֺעֵד alone Isa 1:14; Ezek 3:5 || יוֺם חַגֵּנוּ Ps 81:4 (compare ׳ראֹשׁ הַח Num 10:10; Num 28:11 on religious observance of new moon compare DiLv p. 578 f BenzArchäol. § 69); as time of augury in Babylon (astrological prognostication) Isa 47:13.
2. month (as beginning with new moon, lunar month; compare BenzArchäol. § 30, but then, without reference to day of beginning);
  a. as measure of time during which Gen 38:24 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:21 (JE), Num 9:22 (P), Judg 11:37; Judg 11:38; Judg 11:39; Judg 20:47; 1Sam 6:1; 1Sam 27:7; 2Sam 2:11; 2Sam 5:5; 2Sam 6:11; 2Sam 24:8; 2Sam 24:13 = 1Chr 21:12; Amos 4:7; 1Kgs 4:7; 1Kgs 5:7; 1Kgs 5:28 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 11:16; 2Kgs 15:8; 2Kgs 23:31; 2Kgs 24:8; Ezek 39:12; Ezek 39:14; 1Chr 3:4; 1Chr 13:14; 2Chr 36:2; 2Chr 36:9; Esth 2:12 (3 t. in verse). In 1Sam 10:27b read probably כְּמֵחֹדֶשׁ for ᵑ0 כמחרישׁ, and join to 1Sam 11:1, so ᵐ5 We Dr (compare Gen 38:24); in combinations, יָמִים ׳ח a month (of) time (compare יֶרַח ימים Deut 21:1; 2Kgs 15:13) Gen 29:14 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:26 (JE), ׳ימים ארבעה ח Judg 19:2 of age ׳מִסְפַּרחֿ number of his months =length of his life Job 14:5; Job 21:21 compare especially ׳בֶּןחֿ Lev 27:6; Num 3:15; Num 3:22; Num 3:28; Num 3:34; Num 3:39; Num 3:40; Num 3:43; Num 18:16; Num 26:22 (all P).
  b. calendar months, (1) with names הָאָבִיב ׳ח Exod 13:4; Exod 23:15; Exod 34:18 (twice in verse) (all J E; = 1st month Exod 12:2 P), Deut 16:11 זִו ׳ח 1Kgs 6:1 ( = 2nd mo. ib.; = יֶרַח זִו v1Kgs 6:37); compare 1Kgs 8:2 (הַשְּׁבִיעִי ׳הַח = יֶרַךְ הָאֵתָנִים), 1Kgs 6:38 (הַשְּׁמִינִי ׳הַח = יֶרַח בּוּל); in the post-exilic books occur Babylonian names (see the several words): — נִיסָן ׳ח Neh 2:1; Esth 3:7 ( = 1st mo. Esth 3:7); סִיוָן ׳ח Esth 8:9 = 3rd mo.; כִּסְלֵו ׳ח Zech 7:1; Neh 1:1 ( = 9th mo. Zech 7:1); טֵבֵ֑ת ׳ח Esth 2:16 = 10th mo.; שְׁבָט ׳ח Zech 1:7 = 11th mo.; אֲדָר ׳ח Esth 3:7; Esth 3:13; Esth 8:12; Esth 9:1 in all = 12th mo., Esth 9:15; Esth 9:17; Esth 9:19; Esth 9:21 (compare also אֱלוּל Neh 6:15, without ׳ח or יֶרַךְ; this was 6th mo.; see further SchrCOT Neh 1:1 Benzl.c.). (2) merely numbered (chiefly P and late) e.g. הַשֵּׁנִי ׳בַּח Gen 7:11, compare Gen 8:4; Gen 8:5; Gen 8:14; Lev 16:29; Num 1:1; Num 1:18 (all P) + often P; Deut 1:3 (P), 1Kgs 12:32; 1Kgs 12:33; 1Kgs 25:1; 1Kgs 25:3; 1Kgs 25:8; 1Kgs 25:25; 1Kgs 25:27; + 11 t. Jeremiah; Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1; Hag 1:1; Hag 1:15; Zech 1:1; Zech 7:1; Zech 7:13; 1Chr 12:15, compare entire list 1Chr 27:2-15; 2Chr 3:2 + 12 t. 2 Chronicles; Ezra 3:1 + 10 t. Ezra; Neh 7:72; Neh 8:2; Neh 8:14; Esth 3:12 note especially הַזֶּה לָכֶם ראֹשׁ חָדָשִׁ֑ים רִאשׁוֺן הוּא לָכֶם ׳הַח Exod 12:2 (P), as implying that the 1st mo. was formerly not in the spring; observe also usage of omitting ׳ח, e.g. בָּרִאשׁוֺן = ׳הָר ׳בַּח Gen 8:13, compare vGen 8:5 so commonly in Ezek.: — Ezek 1:1; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 20:1; Ezek 29:1; Ezek 29:17; Ezek 30:20; Ezek 31:1; Ezek 33:21; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 45:21; Ezek 45:25 + Ezek 26:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 45:20 Co; (׳ח sometimes expressed, see Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1 above; on like usage with יום see יום). (3) special phrases and usages are: — עֹלַת חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ לְחָדְשֵׁי שָׁנָה Num 28:14 (P; compare יום, and Isa 66:23 above
1.); מִיּוֺם לְיוֺם וּמֵחֹדֶשׁ לְחֹדֶשׁ Esth 3:7 from day to day and from month to month; חָדְשָׁהּ Jer 2:24 of wild she-ass's mating time.

month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …
ḥōdeš
the new moon; by implication, a month
  • the new moon, month, monthly
    • the first day of the month
      • "the lunar month

הָ רְבִיעִ֖י
הָ
Prefix — article the
רְבִיעִ֖י
Root word fourth, part, foursquare
Dictionary form: רְבִיעִי · reh-bee-EE

Adjective — Ordinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state an ordinal (first, second, …)

In the KJV here: in the fourth
the fourth ×16 in the fourth ×11 and the fourth ×8 and in the fourth ×2 and on the fourth ×2 of the fourth ×2 on the fourth ×2 with the fourth ×2
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fourth — Default ordinal; fits nearly every context.
fourth part — Use when expressing a fractional portion or share.
quarter — Natural modern noun for one of four equal portions.
fourth-generation — Use when describing generational descent or lineage.
quaternary — Technical/formal register; rare but precise in scholarly prose.

BDB7724 H7243

BDB7723 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7725

רְבִיעִי masculine, רְבִיעִית feminine, adjective ordinal number fourth; —

masculine רְבִיעִי Gen 2:14 + 29 t., רְבִעִי 1Chr 24:8; 1Chr 26:11 plural רְבִיעִים 2Kgs 15:12, רְבִעִים 2Kgs 10:30 feminine absolute רְבִיעִית 1Kgs 6:1 + 3 t., רְבִיעִת Lev 19:29, רְבִעִית 1Kgs 6:37 + 6 t. + 1Kgs 6:33 (see below); construct רְבִיעִית Num 15:5, רְבִיעִת Exod 29:40 + 4 t., רְבִעִית Num 15:4 + 2 t.; — fourth, usually ׳הָֽר:
1. masculine Gen 2:14; Gen 15:16 (JE), also (especially of days, months, sons, etc.) Gen 1:19; Exod 28:20; Exod 39:13; Num 7:30; Num 29:23; Josh 19:17 (all P), Judg 19:5; Judg 52:6; Judg 2:26; noun omitted 2Sam 3:4 = 1Chr 3:2; 1Chr 2:14; 1Chr 3:15; 1Chr 8:2; 1Chr 12:10; 1Chr 23:19; 1Chr 24:8; 1Chr 24:23; 1Chr 25:11; 1Chr 26:2; 1Chr 26:4; 1Chr 26:11; 1Chr 27:7a; Ezra 10:14; Dan 11:2 that is חֹדֶשׁ Ezek 1:1; Zech 8:19 plural in בְּנֵי רְבִ(י)עִים sons of fourth (ones), i.e. to the fourth generation, 2Kgs 10:30; 2Kgs 15:12 (compare [רִבֵּעַ], and [Old Aramaic N¢rab] בני רבע Cook107).
2. feminine of years, 1Kgs 6:1; 1Kgs 6:37; 2Kgs 18:9; Jer 25:1; Jer 28:1; Jer 36:1; Jer 45:1; Jer 46:2; Jer 51:59; Zech 6:8; Lev 19:24 (H); מֵאֵת רְבִעִית 1Kgs 6:33, read מְזֻזֹת רְבֻעוֺת ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Th Sta Kmp Kit Benz Bur.
3. רְבִיעִית Ezek 48:20 four square (read possibly רְבוּעָה).
4. רְבִ(י) עִ(י)ת as noun = fourth part, construct, הַהִין ׳ר Lev 23:13 (H), Exod 29:40; Num 15:4; Num 15:5; Num 28:5; Num 28:7; Num 28:14 הִיּוֺם ׳ר Neh 9:3a; so absolute (הַיּוֺם omitted) vNeh 9:3 b.

BDB9885 H702 H7243

BDB9884 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9886

רבע (see Biblical Hebrew אַרְבַּע, רְבִיעִי, √ רבע).

fourth, part, foursquare
rĕbîʿî
fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
  • fourth
    • fourth
      • "four square"fourth part

בְּ תִשְׁעָ֣ה
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
תִשְׁעָ֣ה
Root word nine, ninth, nineteen, nineteenth
Dictionary form: תֵּשַׁע · tay-SHA

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: the ninth
nine ×21 and nine ×16 in the nine ×2 in the ninth ×2 nineteen ×2 the nineteenth ×2 unto the nine ×2 and ninth ×1
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nine — Core cardinal number; use for counts and quantities.
ninth — Ordinal form; use for position or sequence in a series.
nineteen — Use when the lemma functions as the compound cardinal 19.
nineteenth — Ordinal of 19; use for dates, regnal years, or sequences.

BDB9261 H8672

BDB9260 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9262

תֵּ֫שַׁע, תִּשְׁעָה58 noun masculine and feminine a nine, nonad (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian tišit (feminine), nine, tešû, ninth; Sabean תסעת nine, תסעי ninety HomChr 48; Lihyanian תסע DHMEp. Denkm. Ar. 52, Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic תְּשַׁע , Nabataean, Palmyrene תשע Lzb388, Mandean (א for ע; sometimes ע prefixed) תשא, עשתא NöM 188, all nine); —

masculine with feminine noun absolute תֵּ֫שַׁע Deut 3:11 + 20 t., construct תְּשַׁע Judg 4:3 + 18 t.; feminine with masculine noun absolute תִּשְׁעָה 2Sam 14:8 + 13 t., construct תִּשְׁעַת Josh 13:7 + 2 t. (these include 9 + 10 = 19); — nine (Hexateuch chiefly P);
1. no other number:
  a. before plural noun תֵּשַׁע אַמּוֺת Deut 3:11, שָׁנִים ׳ת 2Kgs 17:1; Gen 11:19, הַיָּדוֺת ׳ת Neh 11:1, חֳדָשִׁים 2Sam 24:8, תִּשְּׁבָטִים Josh 13:7 (J E?), compare Josh 14:2; Num 34:13 (both P); after plural noun עָרִים תֵּ֫שַׁע Josh 15:44; Josh 15:51; Josh 21:16 (all P), פָּרִים תִּשְׁעָה Num 29:26 (P); noun omitted 1Chr 3:8.
  b. = ordinal לַחֹדֶשׁ 2Kgs 25:3 + 3 t. on the ninth (day) of the month; שְׁנַתתֵּֿשַׁע לְ 2Kgs 18:10 the ninth year of.
2. 9 + 10 = 19, with feminine noun תְּשַׁעעֶֿשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Gen 11:25, עָרִים תְּשַׁעֿ עֶשְׂרֵהJosh 19:38 (both P), as ordinal שְׁנַת תְּשַׁעֿ עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה לְ 2Kgs 25:8 || Jer 52:12 with masculine noun תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר אִישׁ 2Sam 2:30, compare (as ordinal, גּוֺרָל omitted) 1Chr 24:16; 1Chr 25:26.
3. 900 = תְשַׁע מֵאוֺת Judg 4:3 + 14 t.
4. with tens (20, 30, etc.): ׳ת following 2Kgs 14:2 + 10 t., precedes Gen 11:24 + 6 t., compare Köii. 1. 215 ff.

nine, ninth, nineteen, nineteenth
tēšaʿ
nine or (ordinal) ninth
  • nine, nonad
    • nine (as cardinal number)
      • "ninth (as ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers

לַ חֹ֑דֶשׁ
לַ
Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
חֹ֑דֶשׁ
Root word month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …
Dictionary form: חֹדֶשׁ · hoh-DESH

לַ
Hidden "the" לַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "to the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: day of the month
month ×118 day of the month ×35 months ×29 of the month ×19 from a month ×9 in the month ×7 is the month ×5 the month ×5
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month — Most universal rendering; fits nearly every context.
new moon — Use for festival/calendar contexts marking lunar cycle start.
lunar month — Clarifies the Hebrew lunar reckoning for modern readers.
moon — Poetic or astronomical contexts where the celestial body is in view.
monthly — Adjectival/adverbial use; describes recurring monthly events.

BDB2579 H2320

BDB2578 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2580

I. חֹ֫דֶשׁ282 noun masculineGen 7:11 (feminine ᵑ0 Gen 38:24 but masculine Sam Di) (newness), new moon, month (on formation compare LgBN 144; on usage, names, etc., Muss-ArnJBL 1892, 72 ff., 160 ff.) — ׳ח absolute Gen 7:11 +; construct (rare) Gen 29:14 +; suffix חָדְשׁוֺ Num 28:14 + 2 t.; חָדְשָׁהּ Hos 2:13; Jer 2:24 plural חֳדָשִׁים Gen 38:24 +; construct חָדְשֵׁי Exod 12:2 + 2 t.; suffix חֳדָשָׁיו Job 14:5 + 2 t.; חָדְשֵׁיכֶם Isa 1:14; Num 28:11 חָדְשֵׁכֶם Num 10:10 —

1. new moon = day, time, of new moon, as religious festival 1Sam 20:5; 1Sam 20:18; 1Sam 20:24; 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:34 (Dr); compare ׳יאֹכְלֵם ח Hos 5:7 a new moon shall devour them, Hi St VB, but on text see We; usually || שַׁבָּת Amos 8:5; 2Kgs 4:23; Isa 1:13 (+ קְרֹא מִקְרָא), מִדֵּי חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ Isa 66:23, Ezek 46:1; Ezek 46:6 (both ׳יוֺם הַח), 1Chr 23:31; 2Chr 2:3; 2Chr 8:13; 2Chr 31:3; Neh 10:34 (all + מוֺעֵד), Hos 2:13; Ezek 45:17 (both + חג, מועד); || מוֺעֵד alone Isa 1:14; Ezek 3:5 || יוֺם חַגֵּנוּ Ps 81:4 (compare ׳ראֹשׁ הַח Num 10:10; Num 28:11 on religious observance of new moon compare DiLv p. 578 f BenzArchäol. § 69); as time of augury in Babylon (astrological prognostication) Isa 47:13.
2. month (as beginning with new moon, lunar month; compare BenzArchäol. § 30, but then, without reference to day of beginning);
  a. as measure of time during which Gen 38:24 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:21 (JE), Num 9:22 (P), Judg 11:37; Judg 11:38; Judg 11:39; Judg 20:47; 1Sam 6:1; 1Sam 27:7; 2Sam 2:11; 2Sam 5:5; 2Sam 6:11; 2Sam 24:8; 2Sam 24:13 = 1Chr 21:12; Amos 4:7; 1Kgs 4:7; 1Kgs 5:7; 1Kgs 5:28 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 11:16; 2Kgs 15:8; 2Kgs 23:31; 2Kgs 24:8; Ezek 39:12; Ezek 39:14; 1Chr 3:4; 1Chr 13:14; 2Chr 36:2; 2Chr 36:9; Esth 2:12 (3 t. in verse). In 1Sam 10:27b read probably כְּמֵחֹדֶשׁ for ᵑ0 כמחרישׁ, and join to 1Sam 11:1, so ᵐ5 We Dr (compare Gen 38:24); in combinations, יָמִים ׳ח a month (of) time (compare יֶרַח ימים Deut 21:1; 2Kgs 15:13) Gen 29:14 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:26 (JE), ׳ימים ארבעה ח Judg 19:2 of age ׳מִסְפַּרחֿ number of his months =length of his life Job 14:5; Job 21:21 compare especially ׳בֶּןחֿ Lev 27:6; Num 3:15; Num 3:22; Num 3:28; Num 3:34; Num 3:39; Num 3:40; Num 3:43; Num 18:16; Num 26:22 (all P).
  b. calendar months, (1) with names הָאָבִיב ׳ח Exod 13:4; Exod 23:15; Exod 34:18 (twice in verse) (all J E; = 1st month Exod 12:2 P), Deut 16:11 זִו ׳ח 1Kgs 6:1 ( = 2nd mo. ib.; = יֶרַח זִו v1Kgs 6:37); compare 1Kgs 8:2 (הַשְּׁבִיעִי ׳הַח = יֶרַךְ הָאֵתָנִים), 1Kgs 6:38 (הַשְּׁמִינִי ׳הַח = יֶרַח בּוּל); in the post-exilic books occur Babylonian names (see the several words): — נִיסָן ׳ח Neh 2:1; Esth 3:7 ( = 1st mo. Esth 3:7); סִיוָן ׳ח Esth 8:9 = 3rd mo.; כִּסְלֵו ׳ח Zech 7:1; Neh 1:1 ( = 9th mo. Zech 7:1); טֵבֵ֑ת ׳ח Esth 2:16 = 10th mo.; שְׁבָט ׳ח Zech 1:7 = 11th mo.; אֲדָר ׳ח Esth 3:7; Esth 3:13; Esth 8:12; Esth 9:1 in all = 12th mo., Esth 9:15; Esth 9:17; Esth 9:19; Esth 9:21 (compare also אֱלוּל Neh 6:15, without ׳ח or יֶרַךְ; this was 6th mo.; see further SchrCOT Neh 1:1 Benzl.c.). (2) merely numbered (chiefly P and late) e.g. הַשֵּׁנִי ׳בַּח Gen 7:11, compare Gen 8:4; Gen 8:5; Gen 8:14; Lev 16:29; Num 1:1; Num 1:18 (all P) + often P; Deut 1:3 (P), 1Kgs 12:32; 1Kgs 12:33; 1Kgs 25:1; 1Kgs 25:3; 1Kgs 25:8; 1Kgs 25:25; 1Kgs 25:27; + 11 t. Jeremiah; Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1; Hag 1:1; Hag 1:15; Zech 1:1; Zech 7:1; Zech 7:13; 1Chr 12:15, compare entire list 1Chr 27:2-15; 2Chr 3:2 + 12 t. 2 Chronicles; Ezra 3:1 + 10 t. Ezra; Neh 7:72; Neh 8:2; Neh 8:14; Esth 3:12 note especially הַזֶּה לָכֶם ראֹשׁ חָדָשִׁ֑ים רִאשׁוֺן הוּא לָכֶם ׳הַח Exod 12:2 (P), as implying that the 1st mo. was formerly not in the spring; observe also usage of omitting ׳ח, e.g. בָּרִאשׁוֺן = ׳הָר ׳בַּח Gen 8:13, compare vGen 8:5 so commonly in Ezek.: — Ezek 1:1; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 20:1; Ezek 29:1; Ezek 29:17; Ezek 30:20; Ezek 31:1; Ezek 33:21; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 45:21; Ezek 45:25 + Ezek 26:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 45:20 Co; (׳ח sometimes expressed, see Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1 above; on like usage with יום see יום). (3) special phrases and usages are: — עֹלַת חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ לְחָדְשֵׁי שָׁנָה Num 28:14 (P; compare יום, and Isa 66:23 above
1.); מִיּוֺם לְיוֺם וּמֵחֹדֶשׁ לְחֹדֶשׁ Esth 3:7 from day to day and from month to month; חָדְשָׁהּ Jer 2:24 of wild she-ass's mating time.

month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …
ḥōdeš
the new moon; by implication, a month
  • the new moon, month, monthly
    • the first day of the month
      • "the lunar month

הָבְקְעָ֖ה
הָבְקְעָ֖ה
Root word up, clave, rent, rend, cleave, …
Dictionary form: בָּקַע · baw-KA

Verb — Hophal, Perfect (Qatal), third person feminine singular causative passive — "he was made to do" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

In the KJV here: was broken up
was broken up ×3 brake through ×2 and brake into ×1 and clave ×1 and cleaveth ×1 and divide ×1 and hatch ×1 and rend ×1
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split — Most versatile modern term; suits physical splitting.
cleave — Updated KJV classic; still natural in literary contexts.
break through — Prefer when force or penetration is emphasized.
tear open — Good for violent rupturing, e.g. ripping the earth.
burst — Suggests sudden, explosive breaking outward.
hatch — Specific to eggs breaking open from within.

BDB1280 H1234

BDB1279 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1281

בָּקַע verb cleave, break open or through (Late Hebrew id., MI15 מבקע השחרת from break of dawn; Aramaic בְּקַע; compare Ethiopic profit, be useful, originally findere, aperire, Di) —

Qal Perfect בָּקַע Ps 78:13, בָּֽקְעָה Isa 34:15, בָּקַעְתָּ Neh 9:11; Ps 74:15, וּבָֽקַעְתָּ֫ Ezek 29:7 Imperfect וַיִּבְקַע Judg 15:19; Isa 48:21, וַיִּבְקְעוּ 2Sam 23:16 = 1Chr 11:18, וַיִּ בְקָעוּהָ 2Chr 21:17 Imperative וּבְקָעֵהוּ Exod 14:16 Infinitive construct suffix בִּקְעָם Amos 1:13; 2Chr 32:1 Participle active בּוֺקֵעַ Isa 63:12; Eccl 10:9, בֹּקֵעַ Ps 141:7 —
1. cleave, cleave open, followed by accusative, Judg 15:19 God cleft open the hollow (הַמֵּכְתֵּשׁ), and water came out, compare Isa 48:21 (object צוּר), also Ps 74:15 bring forth by cleaving, object מַעְיָן יָנָחַ֑ל, all three of divine operation; cleave or rip open pregnant women Amos 1:13 of a broken staff, tearing the shoulder Ezek 29:7 (but read כַּף hand for כָּתֵף, ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Sm (?)Co.); cleave wood Eccl 10:9 (|| מַסִּיעַ אֲבָנִים); of ploughing (furrowing) the earth Ps 141:7 (|| פֹּלֵחֵ; in simile); especially of dividing the sea, Exod 14:16 (P) Neh 9:11; Ps 78:13, compare Isa 63:12, object מַיִם; — in all these subject ׳י except Exod 14:16 where he commands Moses; of hatching out (a brood, but no object expressed) Isa 34:15, subject קִפּוֺו arrow-snake.
2. break through or into, followed by בְּ 2Sam 23:16 = 1Chr 11:18 followed by accusative 2Chr 21:17 וַיַעֲלוּ בִיהוּדָה וֵיִבְקָעוּהָ; also 2Chr 32:1, object suffix reference to cities, ויאמר לְבִקְעָם אֵלָיו and he thought to break into them and so bring them unto himself. Niph`al Perfect נִבְקַע Job 26:8; Zech 14:4 (וְ consecutive); נִבְקְעוּ Gen 7:11; Isa 35:6, נִבְקָ֑עוּ 2Chr 25:11; Prov 3:20 Imperfect יִבָּקַע Isa 58:8, יִבֵָּק֑עַ Job 32:19 3 feminine singular תִּבָּקַע Isa 59:5, וַתִּבָּקַע Num 16:31 + 3 t.; Infinitive construct לְהִבָּקֵעַ Ezek 30:16 —
1. be cleft, rent open, subject the ground, הָֽאֲדָמָה Num 16:31 (J), הָאָרֶץ 1Kgs 1:40 (hyperb.); mountain Zech 14:4 burst open, of men hurled from rock 2Chr 25:12 of cloud beneath its weight of water Job 26:8 hyperb. of belly full of words seeking a vent, Job 32:19 like new wine-skins it will burst open; so of the water-receptacles (מעינות) of the great deep, at the flood Gen 7:11 of the water-masses themselves, תהומות Prov 3:20, מים ונהלים Isa 35:6 also of the Red Sea, וַיִבָּקְעוּ המים Exod 14:21 of light breaking forth Isa 58:8 (figurative); of serpent's egg hatching out as a viper Isa 59:5 הַזּוּרֶה תִּבָּקַע אֶפְעֶה.
2. be broken into, of city captured by breaches in walls 2Kgs 25:4 = Jer 52:7; Ezek 30:16. Pi`el Perfect בִּקֵּעַ 2Kgs 15:16; Job 28:10, וּבִקַּעְתִּ֫י Ezek 13:13, בִּקֵּ֑עוּ Isa 59:5 Imperfect יְבַקַּע Ps 78:15, וַיְבַקַּע Gen 22:3 3 feminine singular תְּבַקֵּעַ Ezek 13:11, תְּבַקְּעֵם Hos 13:8 2 masculine singular תְּבַקַּעֿ Hab 3:9, תְּבַקֵּ֑עַ 2Kgs 8:12 2 feminine plural וַתְּבַקַּעְנָה 2Kgs 2:24 — cleave, cut to pieces, or rend open (often more complete or more violent than Qal), followed by accusative, of cleaving wood Gen 22:3 i.e. cut it up for burning, so 1Sam 6:14 of ripping open pregnant women 2Kgs 8:12; 2Kgs 15:16 of tearing in pieces children 2Kgs 2:24 compare also Hos 13:8 (figurative); of cleaving open rocks, to bring forth water Ps 78:15 (subject God); of cutting mining-shafts Job 28:10 ׳בַּצּוּרוֺת יְאֹרִים בּ; נְהָרוֺת תְּבַקַּעאָֿ֑רֶץ Hab 3:9 into rivers thou cleavest (the) earth; break through or down (a wall, but no object expressed), Ezek 13:11 רוּחַ סְעָרוֺת תְּבֵַקּ֑עַ (but Co תִּבָּקֵעַ), compare vEzek 13:13 וּבִקַּעְתִּי רוּחַ סְעָרוֺת בַחֲמָתִי; of hatching eggs Isa 59:5 בֵּיצֵי צִפְעוֺנִיבִֵּקּ֑עוּ (figurative) Pu`al Imperfect יְבָֻקּ֑עוּ Hos 14:1 Participle מְבֻקָּעָה Ezek 26:10, מְבֻקָּעִים Josh 9:4 — be ripped open, of women Hos 14:1 (verb of masculine form); rent, of old wine-skins Josh 9:4 broken into, of a city in whose walls a breach has been made Ezek 26:10. Hiph`il Imperfect 1 plural suffix וְנַבְקִעֶנָּה Isa 7:6 Infinitive construct לְהַבְקִיעַ 2Kgs 3:26 — break into, followed by suffix reference to Judah, Isa 7:6 אֵלֵינוּ ׳ונב let us break into it, lay it open, and so bring it unto ourselves (compare Qal 2Chr 32:1); break through (absolute) with sword, שֹׁלֵף חֶרֶבּ לְהַבְקִיעַ אֶלמֶֿלֶךְאֱדוֺם 2Kgs 3:26. Hoph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular הָבְקְעָה הָעִיר Jer 39:2 the city was broken into, entrance was made by a breach. Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְכַָּקּ֑עוּ Josh 9:13, Imperfect יִתְבּקָּ֑עוּ Mic 1:4 — burst (themselves) open, of wine-skins Josh 9:13 cleave asunder, of valleys Mic 1:4.

up, clave, rent, rend, cleave, …
bāqaʿ
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
  • to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear
    • (Qal)
      • to cleave, cleave open
        • "to break through, break into
      (Niphal)
      • to be cleft, be rent open, be split open
        • "to be broken into
      (Piel)
      • to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open
        • "to break through, break down
      (Pual)
      • to be ripped open, be torn open
        • "to be rent"to be broken into
      (Hiphil)
      • to break into
        • "to break through
      (Hophal) to be broken into"(Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder

הָ עִֽיר
הָ
Prefix — article the
עִֽיר
Root word city, cities, town, towns, one, …
Dictionary form: עִיר · eer

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: the city
the city ×168 cities ×153 city ×131 of the city ×95 the cities ×88 in the city ×49 into the city ×26 a city ×25
More options
city — Best default; fits large, walled, or named settlements.
town — Prefer for smaller or less prominent settlements.
settlement — Neutral; good when size or status is ambiguous.
village — Use for very small or rural communities in context.
urban center — Highlights civic or political function over geography.

BDB5915 H5892

BDB5914 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5916

I. עִיר noun [masculine] excitement; — of terror, וּבֶהָלוֺת ׳ע Jer 15:9 of rage (si vera lectio), לֹא אָבוֺא בְּעִיר Hos 11:9, but St proposes לְבָעֵר compare We Oort Now GASm. — בָּעִיר Ps 73:20 see עור Hiph`il — II, III. עִיר see below

BDB6035 H5892

BDB6034 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6036

II. עִיר1092 noun feminineGen 10:12 (AlbrZAW xvi.40 f.) city, town (√ unknown; Late Hebrew id.;? Phoenician ער Lzb345; Sabean ער fortified height (compare 3) PräZMG xxvi (1872), 437, ערן, עהרן city CISiv. pp. 94, 95, 173); — ׳ע absolute Gen 4:17 +, construct Gen 24:10 +; הָעִ֫ירָה 1Kgs 14:12 + 7t.; suffix עִירִי 2Sam 19:38 + 2 t., etc.; plural עָרִים Isa 6:11 +, עֲיָרִים Judg 10:4 (text error, or word-play, compare GFM); construct עָרֵי Gen 10:29 +; suffix עָרַי Zech 1:17, עָרֵיכֶם Isa 1:7 +, etc.; —

1. city, town, abode of men Gen 4:17 (J) and often; גְּדֹלָה Gen 10:12 (J), +, or קְטַנָּה Eccl 9:14 (compare Gen 19:20); especially
  a. fortified: עָרִים בְּצֻרוֺת 2Sam 20:6 +, etc., see בָּצַר, מִבְצָר; עִיר מִבְצַרצֹֿר Josh 19:29 (P) fortified city (of) Tyre, מָצוֺר ׳ע Ps 31:22 +, etc., see מָצוֺר, מְצוּרָה below צוּר (Mic 7:12 see מָצוֺר); עָזלָֿנוּ ׳ע Isa 26:1, עָרֵי מָעוּזּוֺ Isa 17:9 דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִיחַ ׳ְ 1Sam 23:7 חוֺמָה ׳ע Lev 25:29, compare vLev 25:30 (P), 1Kgs 4:13 on Hos 10:14 see I. עַם 2 b (1Sam 9:14 read הַשֵּׁעַר ᵐ5 We Dr and others).
  b. opposed to כֹּפֶר הַפְּרָזִי 1Sam 6:18, ׳עָרֵי הַפּ Deut 3:5, הַפְּרָזוֺת ׳ע Esth 9:19 distinguished from dependencies חֲצֵרִים Josh 13:23 + often P.
  c. עָרֶיה are dependent towns Josh 13:17 (P), Jer 19:15.
  d. עָרֵי הַמַּמְלָכָה Josh 10:2 (JE) royal cities (i.e. with a king, compare Tel Amarna al šarri), so singular 1Sam 27:5, opposed to הַשָּׁדֶה עָרֵי v1Sam 27:5 rural towns; הַמְּלוּכָה ׳ע 2Sam 12:26 (but read הַמַּיִם ׳ע We Bu Kit Löhr HPS, see 2 below).
  e. עֶרֵי מִסְכְּנוֺת Exod 1:11 storage-cities, so 1Kgs 9:19 = 2Chr 8:6; 2Chr 8:4; 2Chr 17:12 for נַפְתָּלִי ׳ע ׳מ 2Chr 16:4 read probably ׳כִּנְרוֺת עֵלוֿגו (as 1Kgs 15:20 Be Kit Buhl); compare הֶרֶכֶב ׳ע 1Kgs 9:19; 1Kgs 10:26 = 2Chr 8:6; 2Chr 9:25; 2Chr 1:14 הַפָּרָשִׁים ׳ע 1Kgs 9:19 = 2Chr 8:6. feminine (הַ)מִקְלָט ׳ע (P) asylum-cities Num 35:11; Num 35:13; Num 35:14; Josh 20:2, compare Num 35:25; Num 35:26; Num 35:27; Num 35:28; Num 35:32, לְמִקְלָט ׳ע vNum 35:12 מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ ׳ע Josh 21:13 + 4t. 21.
  g. (הָ)אֱלֹהִים ׳ע = Jerusalem: Ps 46:5; Ps 87:3, compare Ps 48:2; Ps 48:9 ׳י ׳ע Isa 60:14; Ps 101:8 צְבָאוֺת ׳י ׳ע Ps 48:9.
  h. city = inhabitants 1Sam 4:13; 1Sam 5:12; Isa 22:2; Ruth 1:19, so 2Sam 20:22 (reading הָעִיר for ᵑ0 הָעָם) ᵐ5 We Dr and others (compare also following).
  i. combinations are: רֹכְלִים ׳ע Ezek 17:4 city of merchants; מוֺשָׁב ׳ע Ps 107:4; Ps 107:7; Ps 107:36 city for dwelling; especially of character or condition: הַצֶּדֶק ׳ע Isa 1:26, ׳ע הָאֱמֶת Zech 8:3 הַקּדֶשׁ ׳ע Isa 48:2; Isa 52:1; Neh 11:1; Neh 11:18, compare Dan 9:24, all of Jerusalem; עָרֵי קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ Jer 5:17 of Judaean cities; of foreign cities, תְּהִלָּךְ ׳ע Jer 49:25, ׳הָע הַהֻלָּלהEzek 26:17, הָעַלִּיזָה ׳הָע Zeph 2:15 of Jerusalem also הַיּוֺנָה ׳הָע Zeph 3:1 oppressive city, (הַ)דָּמִים ׳ע bloody city Ezek 22:2; Ezek 24:6; Ezek 24:9 and (of Nineveh) Nah 3:1.
2. of fortress in a city especially עִיר דָּוִד 2Sam 5:7; 2Sam 5:9; 2Sam 6:10 + often (see דָּוִד); כֵית הַבָּ֑עַל ׳ע 2Kgs 10:25 (crpt; Klo proposes דְּבִיר for ׳ע, compare Kmp Benz Kit); הַמַּיִם ׳ע 2Sam 12:27 (so read also v2Sam 12:26, see 1 d).
3. apparently fortified place, of any size, עִיר מִבְצָר בְּכָלעָֿרֵיהֶם מִמִּגְּדַּל נוֺצְרִים עַדֿ 2Kgs 17:9 =2Kgs 18:8 compare Num 13:9 (P; but on compare of ver. see Di); perhaps also עֲמָלֵק ׳ע 1Sam 15:5 (HPS). — Hos 7:4 see עור Hiph`il

עִיר הַהֶרֶס see הֶרֶס.

city, cities, town, towns, one, …
ʿîr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • excitement, anguish
    • of terror
    city, town (a place of waking, guarded)
    • city, town

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ Pashta — a lesser break לְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִ֖י Tipeha — a lesser break בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here הָבְקְעָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break הָעִֽיר Silluq — end of the verse

בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי-עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לְצִדְקִיָּהוּ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִי בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ הָבְקְעָה הָעִֽיר׃
2
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
Cross References

Ezekiel 33:21

וַיְהִי בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בָּעֲשִׂרִי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ לְגָלוּתֵנוּ בָּא-אֵלַי הַפָּלִיט מִירוּשָׁלִַם לֵאמֹר הֻכְּתָה הָעִֽיר׃
21
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.

Micah 2:12

אָסֹף אֶאֱסֹף יַעֲקֹב כֻּלָּךְ קַבֵּץ אֲקַבֵּץ שְׁאֵרִית יִשְׂרָאֵל יַחַד אֲשִׂימֶנּוּ כְּצֹאן בָּצְרָה כְּעֵדֶר בְּתוֹךְ הַדָּֽבְרוֹ תְּהִימֶנָה מֵאָדָֽם׃
12
I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

2 Kings 25:3

בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ וַיֶּֽחֱזַק הָֽרָעָב בָּעִיר וְלֹא-הָיָה לֶחֶם לְעַם הָאָֽרֶץ׃
3
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

Jeremiah 5:10

עֲלוּ בְשָׁרוֹתֶיהָ וְשַׁחֵתוּ וְכָלָה אַֽל-תַּעֲשׂוּ הָסִירוּ נְטִישׁוֹתֶיהָ כִּי לוֹא לַיהוָה הֵֽמָּה׃
10
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD's.

Zephaniah 1:10

וְהָיָה בַיּוֹם הַהוּא נְאֻם-יְהוָה קוֹל צְעָקָה מִשַּׁעַר הַדָּגִים וִֽילָלָה מִן-הַמִּשְׁנֶה וְשֶׁבֶר גָּדוֹל מֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃
10
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.

Jeremiah 52:6

בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָֽרְבִיעִי בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַק הָרָעָב בָּעִיר וְלֹא-הָיָה לֶחֶם לְעַם הָאָֽרֶץ׃
6
And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
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