Jeremiah 51:54

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

קול קוֹל

voice

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קול

qôwl

Definition

a voice or sound

Root

or קל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud;

Exhaustive

or קל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6963

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קוֹל

noun masculine • Root קול • Strongs / High • Page 1266

1. the voice, expressing various human feelings (joy, sorrow, rage), or the voice of speakers or God. 2. the voice or cry of animals (bleating, roaring). 3. the sound, noise, rattle, crack, crash, of inanimate things, especially thunder.

קוֹל

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1267

Voice, sound, utterance, word. Used in various contexts including weeping, crying, shouting for joy, proclaiming, singing, roaring, thundering, giving hearing, listening, obeying, and making known.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קוֹל

noun masculine plural • Page 583

1. a voice. Ps. 142: 2. In the accusative with (all) my voice, i. e. with a loud voice. קוֹל יְהוָה the voice of Jehovah, i. e. the thunder, Ps. 29: 3 ff. נָתַן קוֹל to lift up one’s voice, Gen. 45: 2. to call to, Prov. 2: 3. to proclaim in a country, 2 Chr. 24: 9. 2. a report, rumour. Gen. 45: 16. 3. a sound, noise, of inanimate things. 2 Sam. 15: 10. Ezek. 1: 24.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: φωνῆσ φωνὴν φωνὴ φωνῇ φωνήν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6963a:

φωνῆσ 153× (26.1%)

φωνὴν 127× (24.6%)

φωνὴ 91× (18.5%)

φωνῇ 51× (9.9%)

φωνήν 18× (3.4%)

--- 11× (2.4%)

φωνή 8× (1.5%)

'' 7× (1.3%)

αὐτῆσ 6× (1.0%)

---% 6× (0.9%)

זעקה זְעָקָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זעק

zaʻaq

Definition

a shriek or outcry

Root

and (feminine) זעקהxlit zᵉâqâh corrected to zᵉʻâqâh; from H2199 (זעק);

Exhaustive

and (feminine) זעקהxlit zᵉâqâh corrected to zᵉʻâqâh; from זעק; a shriek or outcry; cry(-ing).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2201

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זְעָקָה

noun feminine • Root זעק • Consonantal / Medium • Page 441

cry, complaint, lamentation; entreaty; raging cry.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זְעָקָה

f. verbal • Root זעק • Page 207

a cry (Jer. 18:22, 20:16, Gen. 18:20).

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: κραυγῆσ κραυγὴ κραυγὴν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2201:

κραυγῆσ 5× (30.9%)

κραυγὴ 3× (18.8%)

κραυγὴν 2× (10.2%)

מבבל מִבָּבֶל

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

בבל

Bâbel

Definition

Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire

Root

from H1101 (בלל); confusion;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H894

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בָּבֶל

noun proper • Root בלל • Lemma_Lookup • Page 217

Babylon, metropolis of the Babylonian-Chaldean empire on the Euphrates; 2. as the name of the Assyrian empire; 3. a name of Persia.

בָּבֶל

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 218

The same [as Hebrew Babel], used of the city or province.

בָּבֶ֫לָה

proper noun with locative he • Lemma_Lookup • Page 384

to Babylon

בִּבְלִי

particle • Root בלי • Lemma_Lookup • Page 248

Before a noun, properly nothing but an intensive בְּלִי, without

בַּבְלָי

adjective • Lemma_Lookup • Page 218

Babylonian, i.e. belonging to the city of Babel.

זְרֻבָּבֶל

noun proper • Root זרב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 443

Proper name, one of the descendants of David in Babylonia, who led back the first Jewish colony to Palestine. Possibly means 'shoot of Babylon'.

זְרוּבָבֶל

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 443

see זְרֻבָּבֶל.

מִבְּבֶ֫לָה

adverb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 384

from Babylon (with directional sense)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בָּבֶל

noun feminine • Root בלל • Page 85

Babel, Babylon, the celebrated metropolis of Babylonia on the Euphrates (Gen. 11:9). Signifies 'confusion'.

Prep-M, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0894:

No stats available

ושבר וְשֶׁבֶר

and the fracture

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

שבר

sheber

Definition

a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)

Root

or שבר; from H7665 (שבר);

Exhaustive

or שבר; from שבר; a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream); affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7667

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שֶׁבֶר

noun masculine • Root שבר • Strongs / High • Page 1378

Grain, corn (even on the stalk).

שֶׁבֶר

noun masculine • Root שבר • Strongs / High • Page 1379

A breaking in pieces, a shattering.

שֶׁבֶר

noun masculine • Root שבר • Strongs / High • Page 1379

1. A fracture, a breaking of the limbs; fig. a wound, misfortune, corruption, injury, downfall, sorrow, or affliction. 2. Corn, what has sprouted or is put forth.

שֶׁבֶר

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Example of interchange of שׁ and ת.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֵׂבֶר

m. verbal • Root שבר • Page 634

hope. Ps. 119:116. 146:5.

שָׂבַר

verb • Root שבר • Page 634

to observe, view. Neh. 2:13, 15. Pi. 1. to wait. Ruth 1:13. 2. to hope. Est. 9:1. Ps. 104:27. 3. perhaps to praise. Is. 38:18.

שֶׁבֶר

noun • Root שבר • Page 653

1. A breaking (Is. 30:14). 2. A wound, injury, or breach (Lev. 21:19); includes 'שֶׁבֶר רוּחַ' a broken heart (Is. 65:14). 3. Ruin, destruction (Lam. 2:11). 4. A solution or explanation of a dream (Judg. 7:15). 5. Plural 'שְׁבָרִים' terrour (Job 41).

שָׁבַר

verb • Page 653

1. To break in pieces (Jer. 2:20). 2. To tear in pieces, of animals (1 K. 13:26). 3. To assuage thirst (Ps. 104:11). 4. To destroy (Dan. 11:26). 5. To cut off, appoint (Job 38:10). 6. To buy or sell grain (Gen. 41:56, 47:14). Includes Niph. (to be broken), Pi. (to break or smite), Hiph. (to let break through; to sell), and Hoph. (to be wounded).

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: σύντριμμα συντριβῆσ συντρίμματι συντριβὴ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H7667:

σύντριμμα 13× (27.7%)

συντριβῆσ 4× (8.6%)

συντρίμματι 3× (6.3%)

συντριβὴ 3× (5.9%)

'' 2× (3.9%)

συντριβῇ 2× (3.9%)

ταλαιπωρία 2× (3.9%)

גדול גָּדוֹל

mega

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גדול

gâdôwl

Definition

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Root

or גדל; (shortened) from H1431 (גדל);

Exhaustive

or גדל; (shortened) from גדל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1419

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גָּדוֹל

adjective • Consonantal / Medium • Page 304

Great (opposite of קָטָן). Can refer to size, extent, number, multitude, importance, weight, violence, or power. Applied to emotions like fear, joy, and sorrow. With reference to age, it means older or oldest. With reference to might, it means distinguished, noble, powerful, rich, influential. Used in titles like 'the great king' or 'the high-priest'.

Matched via consonantal key only

Adjective adjective both singular absolute

LXX: μέγασ μέγα μεγάλην μεγάλη μεγάλῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1419a:

μέγασ 64× (12.4%)

μέγα 56× (10.9%)

μεγάλην 54× (10.6%)

μεγάλη 49× (9.6%)

μεγάλῃ 41× (8.2%)

μέγαν 36× (6.5%)

μεγάλου 30× (5.7%)

μεγάλα 26× (5.1%)

--- 19× (3.9%)

'' 18× (3.1%)

מארץ מֵאֶרֶץ

from the earth

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

ארץ

ʼerets

Definition

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H776

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אֶרֶץ

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

(Not used) To be hard, firm, dense. (Root of the following noun)

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

Earth, as firm land i.e. a dense firm mass, in opposition to water. Includes meanings: a) the earth in opposition to heaven; b) earth as an element/material; c) the ground; d) piece of land/field; e) land of habitation or fatherland.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

noun masculine • Page 73

Earth, land. (masc. rarely, Gen. 13: 6; Is. 9: 18).

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Page 74

1. earth; also inhabitants of the earth, Gen. 6:11. 11:1. 2. land; e.g. אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם the land of Egypt. Sometimes Palestine, Joel 1:2. 3. jurisdiction of a city. Josh. 8:1. Plur. אֲרָצוֹת lands.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0776:

No stats available

כשדים כַּשְׂדִּים׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כשדי

Kasdîy

Definition

a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people

Root

(occasionally with enclitic) כשדימה; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from H3777 (כשד) (only in the plural);

Exhaustive

(occasionally with enclitic) כשדימה; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from כשד (only in the plural); a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people; Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3778

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Fürst Lexicon

שְׁדִים

unknown • Consonantal / Low • Page 1387

see שֵׁד.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שְׁדִים

unknown • Consonantal / Low • Page 1387

see שָׁדַד.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כַּשְׂדָּי

plur. chald. • Page 333

1. A Chaldean. Dan. 3: 8. 2. An astrologer. Dan. 2: 10; 4: 4.

כַּשְׂדִּים

plur. a gentile noun • Page 333

1. The Chaldeans, i.e. the inhabitants of Babylon and Babylonia. Is. 43: 14; 48: 14, 20; Hab. 1: 6-11. 2. An astrologer, a Magian, as Chaldea was known for astrology. Dan. 2: 2, 4.

Noun proper name

LXX: χαλδαίων χαλδαίουσ χαλδαῖοι '' t?

LXX Usage Statistics

H3778:

χαλδαίων 43× (48.4%)

χαλδαίουσ 15× (16.1%)

χαλδαῖοι 10× (10.4%)

'' 6× (6.5%)

t? 3× (2.3%)

χώρασ 2× (2.0%)

χαλδαῖοι 2× (2.3%)

'' 2× (2.2%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The voice of a cry from Babel, and a great breaking from the land of the Chaldeans:

LITV Translation:
A sound of a cry from Babylon, and great ruin from the land of Chaldeans!