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Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward. (KJV)
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חֵ֤טְאchet'sin
Lemma: חֵטְא (chet) · Strong's: H2399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sin
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 41:9, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 22:9, Leviticus 24:15, Numbers 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2399; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 1
חָֽטְאָה֙cha.te.'Ahshe has sinned
Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to sin
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 2
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 3
עַל\־'al-there-
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 1:8 word 4
כֵּ֖ןken-fore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 5
לְנִידָ֣הle.ni.Dah<into> impurity
Lemma: נִידָה (ni.dah) · Strong's: H5206
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: filth
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5206; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 6
הָיָ֑תָהha.Ya.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 1:8 word 7
כָּֽל\־kal-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 1:8 word 8
מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָme.kha.be.Dei.ha[those who] honored her
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)
Meaning: to honor: honour
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3513G; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 9
הִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙hi.zi.Lu.hathey despise her
Lemma: זוּל (zul) · Strong's: H2107
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to lavish/despise
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 46:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2107; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 10
כִּי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 11
רָא֣וּra.'Uthey have seen
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 12
עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.Tahnakedness her
Lemma: עֶרְוָה (er.vah) · Strong's: H6172
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: nakedness
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:12, Exodus 20:26, Exodus 28:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6172; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 13
גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 14
הִ֥יאhi'she
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 15
נֶאֶנְחָ֖הne.'en.Chah<she> has groaned
Lemma: אָנַח (a.nach) · Strong's: H0584
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: to sigh
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 2:23, Proverbs 29:2, Isaiah 24:7, Jeremiah 22:23, Lamentations 1:4, Lamentations 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0584; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 16
וַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovand she has turned away
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725O
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to return: repent
Used 81 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 1 Kings 13:33, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725O; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 17
אָחֽוֹר\׃\ \ס'a.Chorbackward
Lemma: אָחוֹר (a.chor) · Strong's: H0268
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: back
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 33:23, 2 Samuel 1:22, 2 Samuel 10:9, 1 Kings 7:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0268; TAHOT Lamentations 1:8 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| has sinned greatly | → | חֵטְא H2399 sin |
| . . . | → | חָטָא H2398 to sin |
| therefore | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| she has become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| an object of scorn | → | נִידָה H5206 filth |
| All | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who honored her | → | כָּבֵד H3513G to honor: honour |
| now despise her | → | זוּל H2107 to lavish/despise |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they have seen | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| her nakedness | → | עֶרְוָה H6172 nakedness |
| . . . | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| she herself | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| groans | → | אָנַח H0584 to sigh |
| and turns | → | שׁוּב H7725O to return: repent |
| away | → | אָחוֹר H0268 back |
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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