Lamentations 3:40 Go deeper

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Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD . (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

נַחְפְּשָׂ֤הnach.pe.Sahlet us examine

Lemma: חָפַשׂ (cha.pha.s) · Strong's: H2664

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

Meaning: to search

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 31:35, Genesis 44:12, 1 Samuel 23:23, 1 Samuel 28:8, 1 Kings 20:6, 1 Kings 20:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2664; TAHOT Lamentations 3:40 word 1

דְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuways our

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Lamentations 3:40 word 2

וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָהve.nach.Ko.rahand let us examine

Lemma: חָקַר (cha.qar) · Strong's: H2713

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

Meaning: to search

Used 27 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:14, Judges 18:2, 1 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 10:3, 1 Kings 7:47, 1 Chronicles 19:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2713; TAHOT Lamentations 3:40 word 3

וְנָשׁ֖וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahand let us return

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

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 3:40 word 4

עַד\־'ad-to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Lamentations 3:40 word 5

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 3:40 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Let us examine	→	חָפַשׂ H2664 to search
and test	→	חָקַר H2713 to search
our ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
and turn back	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
to	→	עַד H5704 till
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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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