ye.hu.di is the proper name of the man sent for and described as reading a scroll before the king and officials.

The supplied verses use the term solely as the proper name of a man: he is identified in a message to Baruch, sent by the king to obtain a scroll, and described while reading it before the king and officials.

1. Proper name of the scroll reader · dominant

   In Jeremiah 36:14, the proper noun identifies the person named in the officials' message to Baruch. In Jeremiah 36:21 and Jeremiah 36:23, the same proper-noun use identifies the man sent to take the scroll and then reading it as it is cut up and thrown into the fire; the APB renders the name “Jehudi.”

   Jeremiah 36:14Jeremiah 36:21Jeremiah 36:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Jehudi” in all three verses. This reflects the named participant in each verse rather than a separate lexical rendering.