Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 10:9 Interlinear

Silver spread into plates from Tarshish is brought and gold from Uphaz the work of the workman and of the hands of the founder blue and purple is their clothing the work of cunning

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1כֶּ֣סֶףH3701Silversilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
2מְרֻקָּ֞עH7554spread into platesto pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
3מִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁH8659from Tarshishtarshish, a place on the mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a persian and of an i
4יוּבָ֗אH935is broughtto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
5וְזָהָב֙H2091and goldgold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
6מֵֽאוּפָ֔זH210from Uphazuphaz, a famous gold region
7מַעֲשֵׂ֥הH4639the workan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
8חָרָ֖שׁH2796of the workmana fabricator or any material
9וִידֵ֣יH3027and of the handsa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
10צוֹרֵ֑ףH6884of the founderto fuse (metal), i.e., refine (literally or figuratively)
11תְּכֵ֤לֶתH8504bluethe cerulean mussel, i.e., the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
12וְאַרְגָּמָן֙H713and purplepurple (the color or the dyed stuff)
13לְבוּשָׁ֔םH3830is their clothinga garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
14מַעֲשֵׂ֥הH4639the workan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
15חֲכָמִ֖יםH2450of cunningwise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
16כֻּלָּֽם׃H3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Verse Context

Jeremiah 10:8But they are altogether brutish and foolish is a doctrine of vanities the stock...
Jeremiah 10:9 (current)Silver spread into plates from Tarshish is brought and gold from Uphaz the work of the workman and of the hands of the founder blue and purple is their clothing the work of cunning
Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD God is the true God he is the living...

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