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What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee? (KJV)
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מָֽה\־mah-what?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 1
אֲעִידֵ֞ךְ'a.'i.Dekhwill I testify for you
Lemma: עוּד (ud) · Strong's: H5749B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to testify
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 43:3, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 21:29, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 8:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5749B; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 2
מָ֣הmahwhat?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 3
אֲדַמֶּה\־'a.da.meh-will I liken
Lemma: דָּמָה (da.mah) · Strong's: H1819
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)
Meaning: to resemble
Used 30 times. Also: Numbers 33:56, Judges 20:5, 2 Samuel 21:5, Esther 4:13, Psalms 48:9, Psalms 50:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1819; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 4
הַבַּת֙ha.BatO daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 5
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 2:13 word 6
מָ֤הmahwhat?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 7
אַשְׁוֶה\־'ash.veh-will I make equal
Lemma: שָׁוָה (sha.vah) · Strong's: H7737A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: be like
Used 14 times. Also: Esther 3:8, Esther 5:13, Esther 7:4, Job 33:27, Psalms 119:30, Psalms 131:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7737A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 8
וַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְva.'a.na.cha.Mekhso I may comfort you
Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpu1cs)
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 2:13 word 9
בְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatO virgin of
Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: virgin
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 21:3, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 10
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 11
צִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonZion
Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zion
Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 12
כִּֽי\־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 2:13 word 13
גָד֥וֹלga.Dol[is] great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 14
כַּיָּ֛םkai.Yamlike the sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 15
שִׁבְרֵ֖ךְshiv.Rekhbrokenness your
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7667
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: breaking
Used 45 times. Also: Leviticus 21:19, Leviticus 22:22, Leviticus 24:20, Judges 7:15, Job 41:25, Psalms 60:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7667; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 16
מִ֥יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 17
יִרְפָּא\־yir.pa'-will he heal
Lemma: רָפָא (ra.pah) · Strong's: H7495
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to heal
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 20:17, Genesis 50:2, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 21:19, Leviticus 13:18, Leviticus 13:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7495; TAHOT Lamentations 2:13 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| What | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| can I say for you | → | עוּד H5749B to testify |
| To | → | |
| what | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| can I compare you | → | דָּמָה H1819 to resemble |
| O Daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| of Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| To | → | |
| what | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| can I liken you | → | שָׁוָה H7737A be like |
| that I may console you | → | נָחַם H5162G to be sorry: comfort |
| O Virgin | → | בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin |
| Daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| of Zion | → | צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| your wound | → | שֶׁ֫בֶר H7667 breaking |
| is as deep | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| as the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| can ever heal | → | רָפָא H7495 to heal |
| you | → |
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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