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She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies. (KJV)
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בָּכ֨וֹba.Khobitterly <weep>
Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
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 Lamentations 1:2 word 1
תִבְכֶּ֜הtiv.Kehshe weeps
Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
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 Lamentations 1:2 word 2
בַּלַּ֗יְלָהba.Lay.lahin the night
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 3
וְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ve.dim.'a.Tahand tear[s] her
Lemma: דִּמְעָה (dim.ah) · Strong's: H1832
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: tears
Used 23 times. Also: 2 Kings 20:5, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 39:12, Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8, Psalms 80:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1832; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 4
עַ֣ל'al[are] on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 5
לֶֽחֱיָ֔הּle.che.Yahcheek her
Lemma: לְחִי (le.chi) · Strong's: H3895H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: jaw
Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 18:3, Judges 15:15, Judges 15:16, Judges 15:17, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3895H; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 6
אֵֽין\־'ein-not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 7
מְנַחֵ֖םme.na.Chema comforter
Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to be sorry: comfort
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 37:35, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 50:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5162G; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 8
מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 9
אֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.halovers her
Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to love: lover
Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 10
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 11
רֵעֶ֙יהָ֙re.'Ei.hafriends her
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 12
בָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duthey have dealt treacherously
Lemma: בָּגַד (ba.gad) · Strong's: H0898
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to act treacherously
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 21:8, Judges 9:23, 1 Samuel 14:33, Job 6:15, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 59:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0898; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 13
הָ֥יוּHa.yuthey have become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 1:2 word 14
לְאֹיְבִֽים\׃\ \סle.'o.ye.Vim<into> enemies
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: enemy
Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Lamentations 1:2 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| She weeps aloud | → | בָּכָה H1058 to weep |
| . . . | → | בָּכָה H1058 to weep |
| in the night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| with tears | → | דִּמְעָה H1832 tears |
| upon | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| her cheeks | → | לְחִי H3895H jaw |
| Among all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| her lovers | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
| there is no one | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| to comfort [her] | → | נָחַם H5162G to be sorry: comfort |
| All | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| her friends | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| have betrayed | → | בָּגַד H0898 to act treacherously |
| her | → | |
| they have become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| her | → | |
| enemies | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
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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