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The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation. (KJV)

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הָיָ֨הha.Yahhe has become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Lamentations 2:5 word 1

אֲדֹנָ֤י\׀'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 2:5 word 2

כְּאוֹיֵב֙ke.'o.Yevlike an 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 2:5 word 3

בִּלַּ֣עbi.La'he has swallowed up

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

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 2:5 word 4

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 2:5 word 5

בִּלַּע֙bi.La'he has swallowed up

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

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 2:5 word 6

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 2:5 word 7

אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.hapalaces its

Lemma: אַרְמוֹן (ar.mon) · Strong's: H0759G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: citadel: palace

Used 13 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:18, 2 Kings 15:25, 2 Chronicles 36:19, Psalms 48:3, Psalms 48:13, Isaiah 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0759G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:5 word 8

שִׁחֵ֖תshi.Chethe has ruined

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Lamentations 2:5 word 9

מִבְצָרָ֑יוmiv.tza.Ravfortifications its

Lemma: מִבְצָר (miv.tsar) · Strong's: H4013

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: fortification

Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 13:19, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:36, Joshua 10:20, Joshua 19:29, Joshua 19:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4013; TAHOT Lamentations 2:5 word 10

וַיֶּ֙רֶב֙vai.Ye.revand he has multiplied

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Lamentations 2:5 word 11

בְּבַת\־be.vat-in [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 2:5 word 12

יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Lamentations 2:5 word 13

תַּאֲנִיָּ֖הta.'a.ni.Yahmourning

Lemma: תַּאֲנִיָּה (ta.a.niy.yah) · Strong's: H8386

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

Meaning: mourning

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8386; TAHOT Lamentations 2:5 word 14

וַאֲנִיָּֽה\׃\ \סva.'a.ni.Yahand lamentation

Lemma: אֲנִיָּה (a.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0592

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

Meaning: lamentation

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0592; TAHOT Lamentations 2:5 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

The Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
is	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like an enemy	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy
He has swallowed up	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up
Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
He has swallowed up	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
her palaces	→	אַרְמוֹן H0759G citadel: palace
and destroyed	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
her strongholds	→	מִבְצָר H4013 fortification
He has multiplied	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
mourning	→	תַּאֲנִיָּה H8386 mourning
and lamentation	→	אֲנִיָּה H0592 lamentation
for the Daughter	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
of Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah

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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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