Hebrew Interlinear
Jeremiah 15:3 Interlinear
“And I will appoint over them four kinds saith the LORD the sword to slay and the dogs to tear and the fowls of the heaven and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י | H6485 | And I will appoint | to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc |
| 2 | עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 3 | אַרְבַּ֤ע | H702 | over them four | four |
| 4 | מִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙ | H4940 | kinds | a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people |
| 5 | נְאֻם | H5002 | saith | an oracle |
| 6 | יְהוָ֔ה | H3068 | the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 7 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 8 | הַחֶ֣רֶב | H2719 | the sword | drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement |
| 9 | לַֽהֲרֹ֔ג | H2026 | to slay | to smite with deadly intent |
| 10 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 11 | הַכְּלָבִ֖ים | H3611 | and the dogs | a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute |
| 12 | לִסְחֹ֑ב | H5498 | to tear | to trail along |
| 13 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 14 | ע֧וֹף | H5775 | and the fowls | a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively |
| 15 | הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם | H8064 | of the heaven | the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r |
| 16 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 17 | בֶּהֱמַ֥ת | H929 | and the beasts | properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) |
| 18 | הָאָ֖רֶץ | H776 | of the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 19 | לֶאֱכֹ֥ל | H398 | to devour | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 20 | וּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ | H7843 | and destroy | to decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) |
Verse Context
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Jeremiah 15:3 (current)And I will appoint over them four kinds saith the LORD the sword to slay and the dogs to tear and the fowls of the heaven and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy
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