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The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לֹ֤אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 1

הֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙he.'e.Mi.nuthey believed

Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: be faithful

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 2

מַלְכֵי\־mal.khei-[the] kings of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 3

אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 4

יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants of

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 5

תֵבֵ֑לte.Vel[the] world

Lemma: תֵּבֵל (te.vel) · Strong's: H8398

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

Meaning: world

Used 36 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 22:16, 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 18:18, Job 34:13, Job 37:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8398; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 6

כִּ֤יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 7

יָבֹא֙ya.Vo'he will go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 8

צַ֣רtzaropponent

Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: enemy

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:27, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 9

וְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.Yevand 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 4:12 word 10

בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.Reiin [the] gates of

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

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

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 11

יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃\ \סye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Lamentations 4:12 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

The kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
believe	→	אָמַן H0539 be faithful
nor any	→	כֹּל H3605 all
people	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
of the world	→	תֵּבֵל H8398 world
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
an enemy	→	צַר H6862C enemy
or a foe	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy
could enter	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
the gates	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
of Jerusalem	→	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem

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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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