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Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. (KJV)

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גַּם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Lamentations 4:3 word 1

חָ֣לְצוּChal.tzuthey draw out

Lemma: חָלַץ (cha.lats) · Strong's: H2502A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to rescue

Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 14:40, Leviticus 14:43, Deuteronomy 25:9, Deuteronomy 25:10, 2 Samuel 22:20, Job 36:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2502A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:3 word 2

שַׁ֔דShada breast

Lemma: שַׁד (shad) · Strong's: H7699A

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

Meaning: breast

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 49:25, Job 3:12, Psalms 22:9, Song of Solomon 1:13, Song of Solomon 4:5, Song of Solomon 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7699A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:3 word 3

הֵינִ֖יקוּhei.Ni.kuthey suckle

Lemma: יָנַק (ya.naq) · Strong's: H3243H

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

Meaning: to suckle

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 21:7, Genesis 32:15, Exodus 2:7, Exodus 2:9, Deuteronomy 32:13, 1 Samuel 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3243H; TAHOT Lamentations 4:3 word 4

גּוּרֵיהֶ֑ןgu.rei.Henyoung their

Lemma: גּוּר (gur) · Strong's: H1482

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

Meaning: whelp

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, Ezekiel 19:2, Ezekiel 19:3, Ezekiel 19:5, Nahum 2:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1482; TAHOT Lamentations 4:3 word 5

בַּת\־bat-[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 4:3 word 6

עַמִּ֣י'a.Mipeople my

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:3 word 7

לְאַכְזָ֔רle.'akh.Zar[has become] <into> cruel

Lemma: אַכְזָר (akh.zar) · Strong's: H0393

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: cruel

Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:33, Job 30:21, Job 41:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0393; TAHOT Lamentations 4:3 word 8

בַּמִּדְבָּֽר\׃\ \סba.mid.Barin the wilderness

Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B

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

Meaning: wilderness

Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Lamentations 4:3 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Even	→	גַּם H1571 also
jackals	→	H8577
offer	→	חָלַץ H2502A to rescue
their breasts	→	שַׁד H7699A breast
to nurse	→	יָנַק H3243H to suckle
their young	→	גּוּר H1482 whelp
[but] the daughter	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
of my people	→	עַם H5971A people
has become cruel	→	אַכְזָר H0393 cruel
like	→	H3588
an ostrich	→	H3283
in the wilderness	→	מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness

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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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