Jeremiah 48:16

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

קרוב קָרוֹב

near/close

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קרוב

qârôwb

Definition

near (in place, kindred or time)

Root

or קרב; from H7126 (קרב);

Exhaustive

or קרב; from קרב; near (in place, kindred or time); allied, approach, at hand, [phrase] any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7138

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קָרוֹב

adjective / noun masculine • Root קרב • Strongs / High • Page 1295

1. Of place: near, neighbouring. 2. Of time: immediate, impending, soon. 3. Of relationship: a kinsman. 4. Warlike.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָרוֹב

m. verbal adj. • Root קרב • Page 596

1. near, in space or time. (Gen. 45: 10. Deut. 22: 2. Ps. 148: 14. Ps. 75: 2). 2. kindred, allied (Ruth 2: 20. Num. 27: 11). 3. short, of short continuance (Job 20: 5).

Adjective adjective both singular absolute

LXX: ἐγγὺσ ἐγγίζει ἐγγύσ ἔγγιστα ἐγγίζοντεσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7138:

ἐγγὺσ 26× (33.2%)

ἐγγίζει 6× (7.9%)

ἐγγύσ 5× (6.2%)

ἔγγιστα 5× (5.6%)

ἐγγίζοντεσ 4× (4.9%)

ἐγγίζων 3× (3.9%)

ἐγγίων 3× (3.9%)

ἐγγύθεν 2× (2.6%)

ἐγγίζῃ 2× (2.0%)

איד אֵיד־

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

איד

ʼêyd

Definition

oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin

Root

from the same as H181 (אוד) (in the sense of bending down);

Exhaustive

from the same as אוד (in the sense of bending down); oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin; calamity, destruction.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H343

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵיד

noun masculine • Root אוד • Strongs_Numbers • Page 110

misfortune, fate, destruction; properly strait enclosure, embracing round about, hence strait, necessity, oppression

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵיד

m. dec. i. a. • Root אוד • Page 43

m. dec. I. a. distress, ruin, destruction. Job 18: 12. 21: 17. 30: 12. Prov. 1: 26, 27. 6: 15. The root in Arab. signifies to press, bend down.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0343:

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מואב מוֹאָב

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מואב

Môwʼâb

Definition

Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants

Root

from a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix m-and H1 (אב); from (her (the mother's)) father;

Exhaustive

from a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix m-and אב; from (her (the mother's)) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants; Moab.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4124

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Fürst Lexicon

מוֹאָב

proper name • Root מים אב , אוה • Strongs / High • Page 820

A proper name for: 1. A son of Lot. 2. The people descended from him, the Moabites. 3. The land of Moab.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מוֹאָב

noun proper • Page 360

Moab, Moabitis; a people and country on the east side of the Dead Sea. Jer. 48: 11, 13; Deut. 34: 1, 8; Num. 22: 1. Also mentions the gentile noun מוֹאָבִי.

Noun proper name

LXX: μωαβ '' μωαβίτιδοσ μωαβῖτισ μωαβιτῶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H4124:

μωαβ 158× (88.6%)

'' 6× (3.0%)

μωαβίτιδοσ 5× (2.6%)

μωαβῖτισ 4× (2.0%)

μωαβιτῶν 2× (1.2%)

αραβωθ 2× (1.0%)

לבוא לָבוֹא

to come in

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בוא

bôwʼ

Definition

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H935

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 224

1. To go, to wander; usually with announcing the limit of one's going. 2. To arrive, to come at (distinguished from הָלַךְ in expressing the limit of going). In this sense metaphorically: a) to be born, to appear; b) to reach to one, to be equal to him; c) to reach inanimate things; d) to come upon, to fall upon (suddenly), e.g., of an enemy or calamity; e) to come to pass, to be fulfilled (of wishes, promises); f) of inanimate things, to come near; g) applied to time; h) with the preposition בְּ, to come with somewhat, i.e., to bring.

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 225

To go in, to enter, to come; to arrive; to go down (of the sun).

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to come to

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Page 88

1. to go or come in, to enter. Gen. 6:18. Frequently opposed to יָצָא. 2. to lie with a woman, inire feminam. Gen. 16:2. 3. spoken of the sun, to set, go down (below the horizon). Gen. 15:17. 28:11.

בּוֹא

verb • Page 89

To go in, to enter, to come. Includes many specific idioms: to conduct oneself (Josh. 15:18); to come in as revenue (1 K. 10:14); to enter into a covenant (2 Chr. 15:12); to come upon someone or befall them (Lam. 1:10); to come to pass or be fulfilled (Prov. 13:12); to bring something (with ב, Ps. 66:13); to obtain (Ps. 69:28). Hiphil: to bring in, carry in, or lead (2 Sam. 9:10). Hophal: passive (Lev. 10:18).

Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0935:

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ורעתו וְרָעָתוֹ

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

רע

raʻ

Definition

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Root

from H7489 (רעע);

Exhaustive

from רעע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7451

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רַע

adjective / masculine • Root רעע • Strongs / High • Page 1344

I. bad, unpleasant; expressing what is unsalutary either by its internal unfitness and worthlessness, or injuriousness; hence ill-favoured, envious, wicked, evil, malignant, hurtful, troubled, sorrowful.

רַע

adjective • Strongs / High • Page 1345

1. wild; evil, bad, unpleasant; sad spirit; painful. 2. In a moral sense: evil, sinful. 3. to be displeasing in one's eyes. Without a noun: bad, also as an adv.

רַע

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1345

II. m. 1. abstr. ill, evil (that one does); adversity, calamity, misfortune; in a moral sense, wickedness, sin. 2. concr. an evil one, a sinner.

רַע

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1345

III. m. 1. (from רִיעַ) noise, noise of war, cry of grief, rolling of thunder. 2. (from רֵעָה II) a friend, companion; defect, flaw.

רַע

adjective / noun masculine • Root רעע • Strongs / High • Page 1347

I. Bad, evil, morally wicked (adj.); often in a moral sense, what is bad religiously speaking, wickedness, vice, as a deed, sin; also concrete the wicked (n.).

רַע

adjective / substantive • Root רעע • Strongs / High • Page 1350

Bad, evil, wicked, mischievous, sorrowful, vexed, envious, jealous. (Also functions as a noun meaning an evil-doer, foolishness, viciousness, badness, discord).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רַע

verb • Root רעע • Page 622

1. bad, of a bad quality. Lev. 27: 10. 2. ugly, ill-favoured. Gen. 41: 3. 3. evil, unfortunate, calamitous. Jer. 7: 6. 4. evil, pernicious, dangerous. Gen. 37: 33. 5. having an evil eye, envious. Prov. 23: 6. 6. sad; spoken of the heart or countenance. Gen. 40: 7.

Conjunction, Noun common feminine singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: πονηρὸν κακὰ κακά κακῶν πονηρὰ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7451c:

πονηρὸν 89× (12.6%)

κακὰ 62× (9.4%)

κακά 58× (8.8%)

κακῶν 31× (4.3%)

πονηρὰ 26× (4.0%)

κακίαν 26× (3.8%)

κακία 24× (3.4%)

--- 21× (3.4%)

πονηρόν 18× (2.7%)

κακίασ 18× (2.5%)

מהרה מִהֲרָה

quickly

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מהר

mâhar

Definition

properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly; be carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swift.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4116

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָהַר

verb • Root מהר • Strongs / High • Page 819

A verb with multiple meanings. 1. (Kal, not used) to flow, run, flood; metaphorically to hasten, move, waver, be quick or alert. 2. (transitive) to pour out, give away, barter, exchange. 3. (Nifal) to be hurried, act precipitately, move vehemently, tremble. 4. (Piel) to hasten, accelerate, bring hastily; to be expert or skillful.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָהַר

verb • Root מהר • Page 359

to hasten, to be in haste. Kal: only Ps. 16: 4. Pi.: to hasten, to make haste; Gen. 19: 22. Niph.: to be too much hurried, over hasty, rash, inconsiderate. Job 5: 13. Is. 32: 4.

מָהַר

verb • Root מהר • Page 359

to buy, purchase, namely, a wife, by a dowry or present to the father. Ex. 22: 15.

Verb Piel perfect third person feminine singular

LXX: ἔσπευσεν --- ταχὺ ἔσπευσαν τάχοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4116a:

ἔσπευσεν 10× (14.2%)

--- 4× (6.6%)

ταχὺ 4× (6.3%)

ἔσπευσαν 4× (6.1%)

τάχοσ 3× (4.7%)

ἐτάχυνεν 3× (4.2%)

σπεῦσον 2× (3.3%)

ἐτάχυναν 2× (3.3%)

ταχινοὶ 2× (3.0%)

σπεύσασ 2× (3.0%)

מאד מְאֹד׃

exceeding/greatness

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מאד

mᵉʼôd

Definition

properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

Root

from the same as H181 (אוד);

Exhaustive

from the same as אוד; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated); diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3966

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Fürst Lexicon

מְאֹד

m. noun / adverb • Root אוד • Strongs / High • Page 798

As a noun: power, strength, firmness. As an adverb: much, exceedingly, entirely, quickly, very. It is used to give force to verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְאֹד

substantive / adv. • Root אוד איד • Page 350

1. Strength, force, vehementia (Deut. 6:5; 2 K. 23:25). 2. Usually an adverb: exceedingly, very, especially (Gen. 7:19; Num. 14:7; Ps. 46:2).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: σφόδρα --- λίαν ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3966:

σφόδρα 258× (88.7%)

--- 13× (4.5%)

λίαν 8× (2.7%)

'' 2× (0.6%)

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The calamity of Moab drew near, to come, and his evil hastened greatly.

LITV Translation:
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his evil hurries fast.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Johanan, and all the leaders of the host that were with him, took all the remnant of the people, whom he had brought back from Ishmael, mighty men in war, and the women, and the other property, and the eunuchs, whom they had brought back from Gibeon: