- *wa-yəhî*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and it was/came
- *dəbar*
- common noun masculine singular construct - word of
- *YHWH*
- proper name - divine name, tetragrammaton
- *yirməyāhû*
- proper noun - Jeremiah
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying