Lamentations 2:19 Go deeper
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Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street. (KJV)
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ק֣וּמִי\׀Ku.miarise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 1
רֹ֣נִּיRo.nicry out
Lemma: רָנַן (ra.nan) · Strong's: H7442B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to sing
Used 52 times. Also: Leviticus 9:24, Deuteronomy 32:43, 1 Chronicles 16:33, Job 29:13, Job 38:7, Psalms 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7442B; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 2
לְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShto [the] head of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head: top
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 3
אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת'ash.mu.Rot[the] night-watches
Lemma: אַשְׁמוּרָה (ash.mu.rah) · Strong's: H0821
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: watch
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 14:24, Judges 7:19, 1 Samuel 11:11, Psalms 63:6, Psalms 90:4, Psalms 119:148 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0821; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 4
שִׁפְכִ֤יshif.Khipour out
Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to pour: pour
Used 69 times. Also: Exodus 4:9, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8210G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 5
כַמַּ֙יִם֙kha.Ma.yimlike <the> water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 6
לִבֵּ֔ךְli.Bekhheart your
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 7
נֹ֖כַחNo.khachbefore
Lemma: נֹ֫כַח (no.khach) · Strong's: H5227
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: before
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 25:21, Genesis 30:38, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 40:24, Numbers 19:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5227; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 8
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] presence of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 9
אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 10
שְׂאִ֧יse.'Ilift up
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375P
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to lift: vow
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 6:8, Leviticus 9:22, Numbers 14:30, Deuteronomy 32:40, Nehemiah 9:15, Job 42:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375P; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 11
אֵלָ֣יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 12
כַּפַּ֗יִךְka.Pa.yikhhands your
Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: palm
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 13
עַל\־'al-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 2:19 word 14
נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.fesh[the] life
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: life
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 15
עֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְo.la.La.yikhchildren your
Lemma: עוֹלֵל (o.lel) · Strong's: H5768
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: infant
Used 20 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 22:19, 2 Kings 8:12, Job 3:16, Psalms 8:2, Psalms 17:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5768; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 16
הָעֲטוּפִ֥יםha.'a.tu.Fimthe ones enfeebled
Lemma: עָטַף (a.taph) · Strong's: H5848C
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)
Meaning: to enfeeble
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 30:42, Psalms 61:2, Psalms 77:3, Psalms 102:0, Psalms 107:5, Psalms 142:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5848C; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 17
בְּרָעָ֖בbe.ra.'Avby hunger
Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: famine
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 18
בְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.Roshat [the] head of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head: top
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 19
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 2:19 word 20
חוּצֽוֹת\׃\ \סchu.Tzot[the] streets
Lemma: חוּץ (chuts) · Strong's: H2351
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: outside
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2351; TAHOT Lamentations 2:19 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Arise | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| cry out | → | רָנַן H7442B to sing |
| in the night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| from the first | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| watch of the night | → | אַשְׁמוּרָה H0821 watch |
| Pour out | → | שָׁפַךְ H8210G to pour: pour |
| your heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| like water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| in | → | נֹ֫כַח H5227 before |
| the presence | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| of the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| Lift up | → | נָשָׂא H5375P to lift: vow |
| your hands | → | כַּף H3709G palm |
| to Him | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| for | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the lives | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life |
| of your children | → | עוֹלֵל H5768 infant |
| who are fainting | → | עָטַף H5848C to enfeeble |
| from hunger | → | רָעָב H7458 famine |
| on the corner | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| of every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| street | → | חוּץ H2351 outside |
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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