| “And it came to pass” | וַיְהִי֩ | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | came pass |
| “in the seven” | וָשֶׁ֜בַע | Seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number | seven |
| “and thirtieth” | בִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים | Thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth | thirtieth |
| “year” | שָׁנָ֗ה | A year (as a revolution of time) | year |
| “of the captivity” | לְגָלוּת֙ | Captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively) | captivity |
| “of Jehoiachin” | יְהוֹיָכִ֣ן | Jehojakin, a Jewish king | Jehoiachin |
| “king” | מֶֽלֶךְ | A king | king |
| “of Judah,” | יְהוּדָ֔ה | Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory | Judah |
| “in the twelfth” | בִּשְׁנֵי֤ם | Two; also (as ordinal) twofold | twelfth |
| “month,” | חֹ֔דֶשׁ | The new moon; by implication, a month | month |
| “in the five” | וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה | Five | five |
| “and twentieth” | בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים | Twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth | twentieth |
| “day” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
| “of the month,” | לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ | The new moon; by implication, a month | month |
| “that” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
| “Evil-merodach” | מְרֹדַךְ֩ | Evil-Merodak, a Babylonian king | Evilmerodach |
| “king” | מֶ֨לֶךְ | A king | king |
| “of Babylon” | בָּבֶ֜ל | Babel (i.e., Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire | Babylon |
| “in the year” | בִּשְׁנַ֣ת | A year (as a revolution of time) | year |
| “first” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
| “of his reign” | מַלְכֻת֗וֹ | A rule; concretely, a dominion | reign |
| “lifted up” | נָשָׂ֡א | To lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative | lifted up |
| “the head” | רֹאשׁ֙ | The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) | head |
| “of Jehoiachin” | יְהוֹיָכִ֣ין | Jehojakin, a Jewish king | Jehoiachin |
| “king” | מֶֽלֶךְ | A king | king |
| “of Judah,” | יְהוּדָ֔ה | Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory | Judah |
| “and brought him forth” | וַיֹּצֵ֥א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | brought forth |
| “out of prison,” | מִבֵּ֥ית | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | out prison |