Ezekiel 27:31 Go deeper
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And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. (KJV)
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וְהִקְרִ֤יחוּve.hik.Ri.chuand they will make bald
Lemma: קָרַח (qa.rach) · Strong's: H7139
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhq3cp)
Meaning: to make bald
Used 4 times. Also: Jeremiah 16:6, Ezekiel 29:18, Micah 1:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7139; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 1
אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙'e.La.yikhbecause of you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 2
קָרְחָ֔הka.re.Chahbaldness
Lemma: קׇרְחָה (qor.chah) · Strong's: H7144
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bald spot
Used 11 times. Also: Leviticus 21:5, Deuteronomy 14:1, Isaiah 3:24, Isaiah 15:2, Isaiah 22:12, Jeremiah 47:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7144; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 3
וְחָגְר֖וּve.cha.ge.Ruand they will gird themselves
Lemma: חָגַר (cha.gar) · Strong's: H2296
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to gird
Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 12:11, Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 8:7, Leviticus 8:13, Leviticus 16:4, Deuteronomy 1:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2296; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 4
שַׂקִּ֑יםsa.Kimsackcloth<s>
Lemma: שַׂק (saq) · Strong's: H8242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: sackcloth
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 42:27, Genesis 42:35, Leviticus 11:32, Joshua 9:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8242; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 5
וּבָכ֥וּu.va.Khuand they will weep
Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to weep
Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 37:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1058; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 6
אֵלַ֛יִךְ'e.La.yikhbecause of you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 7
בְּמַר\־be.mar-with bitterness of
Lemma: מַר (mar) · Strong's: H4751
Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)
Meaning: bitter
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 27:34, Exodus 15:23, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4751; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 8
נֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshemotion
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 9
מִסְפֵּ֥דmis.Pedwailing
Lemma: מִסְפֵּד (mis.ped) · Strong's: H4553
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mourning
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 50:10, Esther 4:3, Psalms 30:11, Isaiah 22:12, Jeremiah 6:26, Jeremiah 48:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4553; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 10
מָֽר\׃Marbitter
Lemma: מַר (mar) · Strong's: H4751
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bitter
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 27:34, Exodus 15:23, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4751; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:31 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They will shave their heads | → | קָרַח H7139 to make bald |
| . . . | → | קׇרְחָה H7144 bald spot |
| for you | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| and wrap themselves in | → | חָגַר H2296 to gird |
| sackcloth | → | שַׂק H8242 sackcloth |
| They will weep | → | בָּכָה H1058 to weep |
| over you | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| with anguish | → | מַר H4751 bitter |
| of soul | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| and bitter | → | מַר H4751 bitter |
| mourning | → | מִסְפֵּד H4553 mourning |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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