Jeremiah 15:12

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

הירע הֲיָרֹעַ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

ha

Definition

? (interrog.)

Root

Interrogative particle

Exhaustive

the / or (interrog. particle)

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

רעע

râʻaʻ

Definition

properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally); afflict, associate selves (by mistake for רעה), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for רעה), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, [idiom] indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7489

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רָעַע

verb • Root רצץ • Strongs / High • Page 1347

III. To reduce to ruins, to beat in pieces, to shatter, to destroy; fig. to oppress.

רָעַע

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1349

1. Transitive: To break in pieces, to dash, to shatter, to destroy, to crush. 2. Intransitive: To be broken, to be rotten, to be crushed. 3. Metaphorically, Intransitive: To rage, to storm; to be restless, bad, injurious; to be disagreeable or displeasing.

רָעַע

verb (aramaic) • Root רעע • Strongs / High • Page 1350

Aramaic translation (רְעַע / רַע): to put in ruins, to crush. Pa'el form (רַעַע) means to break in pieces.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רעע

verb • Page 625

To break in pieces. Dan. 2: 40.

רָעַע

verb • Page 625

1. to break or dash in pieces. Jer. 15: 12. Ps. 2: 9. Job 34: 24. 2. intrans. to be broken in pieces. Jer. 11: 16. 3. intrans. to be terrified. Is. 8: 9.

Particle interrogative, Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: πονηρὸν ἐφάνη πονηρόν '' κακοποιήσωσιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7489b:

πονηρὸν 8× (6.4%)

ἐφάνη 6× (3.6%)

πονηρόν 4× (3.5%)

'' 4× (3.1%)

κακοποιήσωσιν 3× (2.7%)

ἐκάκωσασ 3× (2.7%)

πονηρευομένων 3× (2.7%)

βασκανεῖ 2× (1.8%)

πονηρεύσησθε 2× (1.8%)

σκληρὸν 2× (1.8%)

ברזל׀ בַּרְזֶל׀

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ברזל

barzel

Definition

iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement

Root

perhaps from the root of H1269 (ברזות);

Exhaustive

perhaps from the root of ברזות; iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement; (ax) head, iron.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1270

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בַּרְזֶל

noun masculine • Root בזל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 277

iron; as a metal; metaphorically hard, pressing; tools made of iron (axe, sword, fetter)

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּרְזֶל

m. prim. • Page 115

1. iron (Num. 35: 16). 2. an iron tool (2 K. 6: 5, Ecc. 10: 10). 3. iron fetters (Ps. 105: 18, 107: 10).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: σίδηρον σιδήρου σίδηροσ σιδηρᾶ σιδηροῦν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1270:

σίδηρον 12× (12.4%)

σιδήρου 11× (11.3%)

σίδηροσ 11× (11.3%)

σιδηρᾶ 7× (7.6%)

σιδηροῦν 7× (7.6%)

σιδήρῳ 5× (4.0%)

'' 4× (3.5%)

--- 4× (4.3%)

σιδηροῖσ 4× (4.0%)

σιδήριον 4× (3.5%)

ברזל בַּרְזֶל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ברזל

barzel

Definition

iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement

Root

perhaps from the root of H1269 (ברזות);

Exhaustive

perhaps from the root of ברזות; iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement; (ax) head, iron.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1270

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בַּרְזֶל

noun masculine • Root בזל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 277

iron; as a metal; metaphorically hard, pressing; tools made of iron (axe, sword, fetter)

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּרְזֶל

m. prim. • Page 115

1. iron (Num. 35: 16). 2. an iron tool (2 K. 6: 5, Ecc. 10: 10). 3. iron fetters (Ps. 105: 18, 107: 10).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: σίδηρον σιδήρου σίδηροσ σιδηρᾶ σιδηροῦν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1270:

σίδηρον 12× (12.4%)

σιδήρου 11× (11.3%)

σίδηροσ 11× (11.3%)

σιδηρᾶ 7× (7.6%)

σιδηροῦν 7× (7.6%)

σιδήρῳ 5× (4.0%)

'' 4× (3.5%)

--- 4× (4.3%)

σιδηροῖσ 4× (4.0%)

σιδήριον 4× (3.5%)

מצפון מִצָּפוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

צפון

tsâphôwn

Definition

properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)

Root

or צפן; from H6845 (צפן);

Exhaustive

or צפן; from צפן; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown); north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6828

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צָפוֹן

noun masculine • Root צפן • Strongs / High • Page 1242

Properly, a district covered, dark, obscure; then, the north (the region conceived of as veiled in obscurity).

צָפוֹן

noun feminine • Root צפה • Strongs / High • Page 1243

4. (from צָפָה II) A cover, a carpet; figuratively, vault of heaven (Job 26, 7).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צָפוֹן

noun masculine • Page 573

1. the north. 2. the north wind. 3. the northern hemisphere, poetically for the whole heaven. Num. 34: 7. Josh. 8: 11, 13. Gen. 13: 14. Cant. 4: 16. Job 26: 7.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: βορρᾶ βορρᾶν '' pἀπὸ pπρὸσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6828:

βορρᾶ 69× (42.3%)

βορρᾶν 64× (37.3%)

'' 5× (2.9%)

pἀπὸ 4× (2.8%)

pπρὸσ 3× (2.1%)

ונחשת וּנְחֹשֶׁת׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

נחשת

nᵉchôsheth

Definition

copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)

Root

for H5154 (נחושה);

Exhaustive

for נחושה; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver); brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5178

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נְחֹ֫שֶׁת

feminine noun • Root נחש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 963

1. Brass, copper; a metal used for vessels, buildings, and arms; also a fetter. 2. The firm basis, ground, or support. 3. Figuratively, the female pudenda.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נְחֹשֶׁת

noun masculine • Page 438

1. brass. Gen. 4: 22. Ex. 26: 11, 37. 2. money, æs. Ezek. 16: 36. 3. a brazen fetter. Lam. 3: 7. Judg. 16: 21. 2 Sam. 3: 34.

Conjunction, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: χαλκοῦν χαλκοῦ χαλκᾶ χαλκὸν ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5178a:

χαλκοῦν 18× (13.2%)

χαλκοῦ 17× (12.4%)

χαλκᾶ 13× (9.9%)

χαλκὸν 10× (6.8%)

'' 9× (6.1%)

χαλκοῦσ 8× (6.2%)

χαλκῷ 8× (5.6%)

χαλκῆν 7× (5.4%)

χαλκόν 7× (5.5%)

χαλκαῖ 6× (4.8%)

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Shall iron break the iron of the north, and brass?

LITV Translation:
Can one break iron, iron or bronze from the north?

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Will iron be known? whereas thy strength is a brazen covering.