Jeremiah 49:35 — King James Version← Study notes

“Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.”

Jeremiah 49:35 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Jeremiah 49:3511 words

HebrewMeaning

כֹּ֤הkōh

alsoadvH3541

here · + hitherto · like · on the other side ···

אָמַר֙ʾāmar

answerverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

צְבָא֔וֹתṣəbāʾwōt

appointed timenounH6635

army · battle · company · host ···

הִנְ/נִ֥יhinəniy

beholdparticleH2005

if · lo · though

שֹׁבֵ֖רšōbēr

break (downverbH7665

off · in pieces · up) · broken ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

קֶ֣שֶׁתqešet

bow(-mannounH7198

arch · arrow · -shot)

עֵילָ֑םʿēylām

ElamnounH5867

רֵאשִׁ֖יתrēʾšiyt

beginningnounH7225

chief · first(-fruits · part · time) ···

גְּבוּרָתָֽ/םgəbwrātām

forcenounH1369

mastery · might · mighty (act · power) ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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