Jeremiah 52:25
Old Testament • 27 words with Strong's data
"He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
מִשְׁמֶרֶת
mishmereth
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (ab...
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
מִלְחָמָה
milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
שֶׁבַע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
קָרַב
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
סָפַר
çâphar
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
צָבָא
tsâbâʼ
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specif...
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Key Terms in This Verse
רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →סָפַר çâphar
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
Study H5608 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmereth
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party
Study H4931 →צָבָא tsâbâʼ
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
Study H6635 →מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
Study H4421 →Cross References
And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, whic...
And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
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