Lamentations 3:26 Go deeper
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It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD . (KJV)
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ט֤וֹבTov[is] good
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Lamentations 3:26 word 1
וְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.Chiland waiting
Lemma: יָחִיל (ya.chil) · Strong's: H3175
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: waiting
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3175; TAHOT Lamentations 3:26 word 2
וְדוּמָ֔םve.du.Mamand silently
Lemma: דּוּמָם (du.mam) · Strong's: H1748
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: silence
Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 47:5, Habakkuk 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1748; TAHOT Lamentations 3:26 word 3
לִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'Atfor [the] salvation of
Lemma: תְּשׁוּעָה (te.shu.ah) · Strong's: H8668G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: deliverance: salvation
Used 22 times. Also: 1 Samuel 11:9, 1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Chronicles 19:12, 2 Chronicles 6:41, Psalms 33:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8668G; TAHOT Lamentations 3:26 word 4
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
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 3:26 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| It is good | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| to wait | → | יָחִיל H3175 waiting |
| quietly | → | דּוּמָם H1748 silence |
| for the salvation | → | תְּשׁוּעָה H8668G deliverance: salvation |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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