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Behold, O LORD , and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

רְאֵ֤הre.'Ehsee

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

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 2:20 word 1

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehO Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 2

וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָהve.ha.Bi.tahand look !

Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to look

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:26, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 3

לְמִ֖יle.Mito whom?

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 2:20 word 4

עוֹלַ֣לְתָּo.Lal.tahave you dealt severely

Lemma: עָלַל (a.lal) · Strong's: H5953A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)

Meaning: to abuse

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 10:2, Numbers 22:29, Judges 19:25, 1 Samuel 6:6, 1 Samuel 31:4, 1 Chronicles 10:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5953A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 5

כֹּ֑הKohthus

Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: thus

Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 6

אִם\־'im-<if>?

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: surely no

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 7

תֹּאכַ֨לְנָהto.Khal.nahwill they eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 8

נָשִׁ֤יםna.Shimwomen

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 9

פִּרְיָם֙pir.Yamdescendant[s] their

Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529

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

Meaning: fruit

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 10

עֹלֲלֵ֣י'o.la.Leichildren of

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 2:20 word 11

טִפֻּחִ֔יםti.pu.Chimhealth<s>

Lemma: טִפֻּחִים (tip.puch) · Strong's: H2949

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: tender care

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2949; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 12

אִם\־'im-or?

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: surely no

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 13

יֵהָרֵ֛גye.ha.Regwill he be killed

Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to kill

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 14

בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁbe.mik.Dashin [the] sanctuary of

Lemma: מִקְדָּשׁ (miq.dash) · Strong's: H4720

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

Meaning: sanctuary

Used 75 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Exodus 25:8, Leviticus 12:4, Leviticus 16:33, Leviticus 19:30, Leviticus 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4720; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 15

אֲדֹנָ֖י'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 2:20 word 16

כֹּהֵ֥ןko.Henpriest

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

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

Meaning: priest

Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 17

וְנָבִֽיא\׃\ \סve.na.Vi'and prophet

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

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

Meaning: prophet

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Lamentations 2:20 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

Look	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
O LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
and consider	→	נָבַט H5027 to look
Whom	→	מִי H4310 who?
have You [ever] treated	→	עָלַל H5953A to abuse
like this	→	כֹּה H3541 thus
Should	→	אִם H0518H if: surely no
women	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
their offspring	→	פְּרִי H6529 fruit
the infants	→	עוֹלֵל H5768 infant
they have nurtured	→	טִפֻּחִים H2949 tender care
Should priests	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
and prophets	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
be killed	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill
in the sanctuary	→	מִקְדָּשׁ H4720 sanctuary
of the Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
. . .	→	אִם H0518H if: surely no

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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