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All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it . (KJV)

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פָּצ֨וּpa.Tzuthey have opened

Lemma: פָּצָה (pa.tsah) · Strong's: H6475

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to open

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Numbers 16:30, Deuteronomy 11:6, Judges 11:35, Judges 11:36, Job 35:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6475; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 1

עָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhon you

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 2:16 word 2

פִּיהֶם֙pi.Hemmouth their

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 3

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 2:16 word 4

א֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ'oy.Va.yikhenemies your

Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

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 2:16 word 5

שָֽׁרְקוּ֙sha.re.Kuthey have hissed

Lemma: שָׁרַק (sha.raq) · Strong's: H8319

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to whistle

Used 12 times. Also: 1 Kings 9:8, Job 27:23, Isaiah 5:26, Isaiah 7:18, Jeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 49:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8319; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 6

וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ\־vai.ya.char.ku-and they have gnashed

Lemma: חָרַק (cha.raq) · Strong's: H2786

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to grind

Used 5 times. Also: Job 16:9, Psalms 35:16, Psalms 37:12, Psalms 112:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2786; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 7

שֵׁ֔ןShena tooth

Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G

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

Meaning: tooth

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 8

אָמְר֖וּ'a.me.Ruthey said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 9

בִּלָּ֑עְנוּbi.La.'e.nuwe have swallowed up

Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVpp1cp)

Meaning: to swallow up

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 10

אַ֣ךְ'akhsurely

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 11

זֶ֥הzehthis

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 12

הַיּ֛וֹםhai.Yom[is] the day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 13

שֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּshe.ki.vi.Nu.huthat we have waited for it

Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVpp1cp)

Meaning: to await

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Job 3:9, Job 6:19, Job 7:2, Job 17:13, Job 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6960A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 14

מָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuwe have found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Lamentations 2:16 word 15

רָאִֽינוּ\׃\ \סra.'I.nuwe have seen

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

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 2:16 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

All	→	כֹּל H3605 all
your enemies	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy
open	→	פָּצָה H6475 to open
their mouths	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
against you	→	עַל H5921A upon
They hiss	→	שָׁרַק H8319 to whistle
and gnash	→	חָרַק H2786 to grind
their teeth	→	שֵׁן H8127G tooth
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
We have swallowed her up	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up
. . .	→	אַךְ H0389 surely
This	→	זֶה H2088 this
is the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
for which we have waited	→	קָוָה H6960A to await
We have lived	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
to see it	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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