Jeremiah 52 — Rabbi

Jeremiah 52:1

בֶּן

bên

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) עֶשְׂרִ֨ים

ʻesrîym

twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth וְאַחַ֤ת

ʼechâd

and — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first שָׁנָה֙

shâneh

a year (as a revolution of time) צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ

Tsidqîyâh

Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites בְמָלְכ֔וֹ

mâlak

in/with/by — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel וְאַחַ֤ת

ʼechâd

and — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first עֶשְׂרֵה֙

ʻâsâr

ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth שָׁנָ֔ה

shâneh

a year (as a revolution of time) מָלַ֖ךְ

mâlak

to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם

Yᵉrûwshâlaim

in/with/by — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine וְשֵׁ֣ם

shêm

and — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character אִמּ֔וֹ

ʼêm

a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]) חמיטל

Chămûwṭal

Chamutal or Chamital, an Israelitess חֲמוּטַ֥ל

Chămûwṭal

Chamutal or Chamital, an Israelitess בַּֽת

bath

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ

Yirmᵉyâh

Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites מִלִּבְנָֽה

Libnâh

from — Libnah, a place in the Desert and one in Palestine

Jeremiah 52:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

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Zedekiah

Cross-Book Pattern

Word-for-word identical to 2 Kings 24:18's own opening formula for Zedekiah's reign - this historical epilogue drawing directly on the same … was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

Cross-Book Pattern

Word-for-word identical to 2 Kings 24:18's own opening formula for Zedekiah's reign - this historical epilogue drawing directly on the same … [2 Kin 24:18-25:21]

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2 Kings's own identical opening formula for Zedekiah's reign - the two accounts sharing a common historical source.

Jeremiah 52:1 · WEB

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign. He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

2 Kings 24:18 · WEB

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

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Today's memory verse · from this session

“Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. [2 Kin 24:18-25:21]”

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