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He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. (KJV)
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גָּדַ֣עga.Da'he has cut off
Lemma: גָּדַע (ga.da) · Strong's: H1438
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to cut down/off
Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 12:3, Judges 21:6, 1 Samuel 2:31, 2 Chronicles 14:3, 2 Chronicles 31:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1438; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 1
בָּֽחֳרִיbo.cho.ri-in [the] heat of
Lemma: חֳרִי (cho.ri) · Strong's: H2750
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: burning
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 11:8, Deuteronomy 29:24, 1 Samuel 20:34, 2 Chronicles 25:10, Isaiah 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2750; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 2
אַ֗ף'Afanger
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: face: anger
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 3
כֹּ֚לkolevery
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 2:3 word 4
קֶ֣רֶןKe.ren<the> horn of
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶן (qe.ren) · Strong's: H7161A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: horn
Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 30:3, Exodus 30:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7161A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 5
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 6
הֵשִׁ֥יבhe.Shivhe has turned back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 7
אָח֛וֹר'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 2:3 word 8
יְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.Noright [hand] his
Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: right
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 9
מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Neifrom before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 10
אוֹיֵ֑ב'o.Yev[the] enemy
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
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 2:3 word 11
וַיִּבְעַ֤רvai.yiv.'Arand he has burned
Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to burn: burn
Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 6:12, Numbers 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1197A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 12
בְּיַעֲקֹב֙be.ya.'a.Ko<in> Jacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 13
כְּאֵ֣שׁke.'Eshlike a fire of
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 14
לֶֽהָבָ֔הle.ha.Vahflame
Lemma: לֶהָבָה (le.ha.vah) · Strong's: H3852
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: flame
Used 19 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, 1 Samuel 17:7, Psalms 29:7, Psalms 83:14, Psalms 105:32, Psalms 106:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3852; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 15
אָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.Lah[which] it has consumed
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 2:3 word 16
סָבִֽיב\׃\ \סsa.Vivall around
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:3 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In fierce | → | חֳרִי H2750 burning |
| anger | → | אַף H0639G face: anger |
| He has cut off | → | גָּדַע H1438 to cut down/off |
| every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| horn | → | קֶ֫רֶן H7161A horn |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| [and] withdrawn | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| . . . | → | אָחוֹר H0268 back |
| His right hand | → | יָמִין H3225G right |
| at the approach | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the enemy | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
| He has burned | → | בָּעַר H1197A to burn: burn |
| in Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| like a flaming | → | לֶהָבָה H3852 flame |
| fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| that consumes | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| everything around it | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
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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