Hebrew Interlinear
Jeremiah 17:1 Interlinear
“The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron and with the point of a diamond it is graven upon the table of their heart and upon the horns of your altars”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | חַטַּ֣את | H2403 | The sin | an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender |
| 2 | יְהוּדָ֗ה | H3063 | of Judah | jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory |
| 3 | כְּתוּבָ֛ה | H3789 | is written | to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) |
| 4 | בְּעֵ֥ט | H5842 | with a pen | a stylus or marking stick |
| 5 | בַּרְזֶ֖ל | H1270 | of iron | iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement |
| 6 | בְּצִפֹּ֣רֶן | H6856 | and with the point | properly, a claw, i.e., (human) nail; also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant) |
| 7 | שָׁמִ֑יר | H8068 | of a diamond | a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond |
| 8 | חֲרוּשָׁה֙ | H2790 | it is graven | to scratch, i.e., (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad |
| 9 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 10 | ל֣וּחַ | H3871 | upon the table | probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal |
| 11 | לִבָּ֔ם | H3820 | of their heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 12 | וּלְקַרְנ֖וֹת | H7161 | and upon the horns | a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e., ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a moun |
| 13 | מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | H4196 | of your altars | an altar |
Verse Context
Jeremiah 17:1 (current)The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron and with the point of a diamond it is graven upon the table of their heart and upon the horns of your altars
Jeremiah 17:2remember Whilst their children their altars and their groves trees...