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This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. (KJV)
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זֹ֛אתzotthis
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Lamentations 3:21 word 1
אָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivI bring back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725N
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to return: recall
Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:39, Deuteronomy 30:1, 1 Kings 8:47, 2 Chronicles 6:37, Isaiah 44:19, Isaiah 46:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725N; TAHOT Lamentations 3:21 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
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 3:21 word 3
לִבִּ֖יli.Biheart my
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 3:21 word 4
עַל\־'al-there-
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 3:21 word 5
כֵּ֥ןken-fore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Lamentations 3:21 word 6
אוֹחִֽיל\׃\ \ס'o.ChilI will wait
Lemma: יָחַל (ya.chal) · Strong's: H3176H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to wait: hope
Used 26 times. Also: Job 6:11, Job 13:15, Job 30:26, Psalms 31:24, Psalms 33:18, Psalms 33:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3176H; TAHOT Lamentations 3:21 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Yet I call | → | שׁוּב H7725N to return: recall |
| this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| mind | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| and therefore | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| I have hope | → | יָחַל H3176H to wait: hope |
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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