Jeremiah 11:16 Go deeper
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The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. (KJV)
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זַ֤יִתZa.yitan olive tree
Lemma: זַ֫יִת (za.yit) · Strong's: H2132H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: olive
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Exodus 23:11, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:24, Leviticus 24:2, Deuteronomy 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2132H; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 1
רַֽעֲנָן֙ra.'a.Nanluxuriant
Lemma: רַעֲנָן (ra.a.nan) · Strong's: H7488B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: luxuriant
Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 12:2, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 16:4, 2 Kings 17:10, 2 Chronicles 28:4, Psalms 37:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7488B; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 2
יְפֵ֣הye.Pehbeautiful of
Lemma: יָפֶה (ya.pheh) · Strong's: H3303
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: beautiful
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3303; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 3
פְרִי\־fe.ri-fruit of
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 4
תֹ֔אַרTo.'arform
Lemma: תֹּ֫אַר (to.ar) · Strong's: H8389
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: appearance
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:18, Genesis 41:19, Deuteronomy 21:11, Judges 8:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8389; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 5
קָרָ֥אka.Ra'he called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to call: call by
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 6
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 7
שְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.Mekhname your
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 8
לְק֣וֹל\׀le.Kolto [the] sound of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice: sound
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 9
הֲמוּלָּ֣הha.mu.Laha rainstorm
Lemma: הֲמֻלָּה (ha.mul.lah) · Strong's: H1999
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tumult
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 1:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1999; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 10
גְדֹלָ֗הge.do.Lahgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 11
הִצִּ֥יתhi.Tzithe has kindled
Lemma: יָצַת (ya.tsat) · Strong's: H3341
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to kindle
Used 27 times. Also: Joshua 8:8, Joshua 8:19, Judges 9:49, 2 Samuel 14:30, 2 Samuel 14:31, 2 Kings 22:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3341; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 12
אֵשׁ֙'esha fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 13
עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haon it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 14
וְרָע֖וּve.ra.'Uand they are bad
Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to shatter
Used 8 times. Also: Job 34:24, Psalms 2:9, Proverbs 18:24, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 24:19, Jeremiah 15:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7489B; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 15
דָּלִיּוֹתָֽיו\׃da.li.yo.Tavbranches its
Lemma: דָּלִיּוֹת (da.liy.yah) · Strong's: H1808
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: branch
Used 8 times. Also: Ezekiel 17:6, Ezekiel 17:7, Ezekiel 17:23, Ezekiel 19:11, Ezekiel 31:7, Ezekiel 31:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1808; TAHOT Jeremiah 11:16 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| once called | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| you | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| a flourishing | → | רַעֲנָן H7488B luxuriant |
| olive tree | → | זַ֫יִת H2132H olive |
| beautiful | → | יָפֶה H3303 beautiful |
| with well-formed | → | תֹּ֫אַר H8389 appearance |
| fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| But with a mighty | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| roar | → | קוֹל H6963H voice: sound |
| . . . | → | הֲמֻלָּה H1999 tumult |
| He will set it on fire | → | יָצַת H3341 to kindle |
| . . . | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and its branches | → | דָּלִיּוֹת H1808 branch |
| will be consumed | → | רָעַע H7489B to shatter |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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