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How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! (KJV)

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אֵיכָ֣ה\׀'ei.Khahhow!

Lemma: אֵיכָה (e.khah) · Strong's: H0349B

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how?

Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:12, Deuteronomy 7:17, Deuteronomy 12:30, Deuteronomy 18:21, Deuteronomy 32:30, Judges 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0349B; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 1

יָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.Vahshe sits

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 2

בָדָ֗דva.Dadalone

Lemma: בָּדָד (ba.dad) · Strong's: H0910

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: isolation

Used 11 times. Also: Leviticus 13:46, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 32:12, Deuteronomy 33:28, Psalms 4:8, Isaiah 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0910; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 3

הָעִיר֙ha.'Irthe city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 4

רַבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.tigreat of

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 5

עָ֔ם'Ampeople

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 6

הָיְתָ֖הha.ye.Tahshe has become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 7

כְּאַלְמָנָ֑הke.'al.ma.Nahlike a widow

Lemma: אַלְמָנָה (al.ma.nah) · Strong's: H0490

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: widow

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 38:11, Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Leviticus 21:14, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0490; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 8

רַּבָּ֣תִיra.Ba.ti[one] great

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 9

בַגּוֹיִ֗םva.go.Yimamong the nations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 10

שָׂרָ֙תִי֙sa.Ra.tia princess

Lemma: שָׂרָה (sa.rah) · Strong's: H8282

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: princess

Used 5 times. Also: Judges 5:29, 1 Kings 11:3, Esther 1:18, Isaiah 49:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8282; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 11

בַּמְּדִינ֔וֹתba.me.di.Notamong the provinces

Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4082

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: province

Used 53 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Kings 20:17, 1 Kings 20:19, Ezra 2:1, Nehemiah 1:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4082; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 12

הָיְתָ֖הha.ye.Tahshe has become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 13

לָמַֽס\׃\ \סla.Mas<into> forced labor

Lemma: מַס (mas) · Strong's: H4522

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: taskworker

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 49:15, Exodus 1:11, Deuteronomy 20:11, Joshua 16:10, Joshua 17:13, Judges 1:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4522; TAHOT Lamentations 1:1 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

How	→	אֵיכָה H0349B how?
lonely	→	בָּדָד H0910 isolation
lies	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
once so full	→	רַב H7227A many
of people	→	עַם H5971A people
She who was great	→	רַב H7227A many
among the nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
has become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a widow	→	אַלְמָנָה H0490 widow
The princess	→	שָׂרָה H8282 princess
of the provinces	→	מְדִינָה H4082 province
has become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a slave	→	מַס H4522 taskworker

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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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