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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1חַטַּ֣אתH2403The sinan offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
2יְהוּדָ֗הH3063of Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
3כְּתוּבָ֛הH3789is writtento grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
4בְּעֵ֥טH5842with a pena stylus or marking stick
5בַּרְזֶ֖לH1270of ironiron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
6בְּצִפֹּ֣רֶןH6856and with the pointproperly, a claw, i.e., (human) nail; also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant)
7שָׁמִ֑ירH8068of a diamonda thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
8חֲרוּשָׁה֙H2790it is gravento 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
9עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
10ל֣וּחַH3871upon the tableprobably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
11לִבָּ֔םH3820of their heartthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
12וּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתH7161and upon the hornsa 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
13מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃H4196of your altarsan 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...

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