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Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire: (KJV)

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זַכּ֤וּza.Kuthey were bright

Lemma: זָכַךְ (za.khakh) · Strong's: H2141

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

Meaning: be clean

Used 4 times. Also: Job 9:30, Job 15:15, Job 25:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2141; TAHOT Lamentations 4:7 word 1

נְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙ne.zi.Rei.haones of high rank its

Lemma: נָזִיר (na.zir) · Strong's: H5139

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

Meaning: Nazirite

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 49:26, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:13, Numbers 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5139; TAHOT Lamentations 4:7 word 2

מִשֶּׁ֔לֶגmi.She.legmore than snow

Lemma: שֶׁ֫לֶג (she.leg) · Strong's: H7950

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

Meaning: snow

Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 4:6, Numbers 12:10, 2 Samuel 23:20, 2 Kings 5:27, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7950; TAHOT Lamentations 4:7 word 3

צַח֖וּtza.Chuthey were dazzling

Lemma: צָחַח (tsa.chach) · Strong's: H6705

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

Meaning: be dazzling

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6705; TAHOT Lamentations 4:7 word 4

מֵחָלָ֑בme.cha.Lavmore than milk

Lemma: חָלָב (cha.lav) · Strong's: H2461

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

Meaning: milk

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 49:12, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2461; TAHOT Lamentations 4:7 word 5

אָ֤דְמוּ'A.de.muthey were red

Lemma: אָדֹם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0119

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

Meaning: to redden

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23, Exodus 36:19, Exodus 39:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0119; TAHOT Lamentations 4:7 word 6

עֶ֙צֶם֙'e.tzembone

Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106I

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

Meaning: bone: body

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 16:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6106I; TAHOT Lamentations 4:7 word 7

מִפְּנִינִ֔יםmi.pe.ni.Nimmore than corals

Lemma: פְּנִינִים (pa.nin) · Strong's: H6443

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: jewel

Used 5 times. Also: Job 28:18, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 20:15, Proverbs 31:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6443; TAHOT Lamentations 4:7 word 8

סַפִּ֖ירsa.Pir[was] sapphire

Lemma: סַפִּיר (sap.pir) · Strong's: H5601

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

Meaning: sapphire

Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 24:10, Exodus 28:18, Exodus 39:11, Job 28:6, Job 28:16, Song of Solomon 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5601; TAHOT Lamentations 4:7 word 9

גִּזְרָתָֽם\׃\ \סgiz.ra.Tampolishing their

Lemma: גִּזְרָה (giz.rah) · Strong's: H1508

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: cutting/separation

Used 8 times. Also: Ezekiel 41:12, Ezekiel 41:13, Ezekiel 41:14, Ezekiel 41:15, Ezekiel 42:1, Ezekiel 42:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1508; TAHOT Lamentations 4:7 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Her dignitaries	→	נָזִיר H5139 Nazirite
were brighter	→	זָכַךְ H2141 be clean
than snow	→	שֶׁ֫לֶג H7950 snow
whiter	→	צָחַח H6705 be dazzling
than milk	→	חָלָב H2461 milk
their bodies	→	עֶ֫צֶם H6106I bone: body
were more ruddy	→	אָדֹם H0119 to redden
than rubies	→	פְּנִינִים H6443 jewel
their appearance	→	גִּזְרָה H1508 cutting/separation
like sapphires	→	סַפִּיר H5601 sapphire

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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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