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Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 1

זֹאת֙zoTthis

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 2

אֶסְפְּדָ֣ה'es.pe.DahI will lament

Lemma: סָפַד (sa.phad) · Strong's: H5594

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to mourn

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 23:2, Genesis 50:10, 1 Samuel 25:1, 1 Samuel 28:3, 2 Samuel 1:12, 2 Samuel 3:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5594; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 3

וְאֵילִ֔ילָהve.'ei.Li.lahand I will wail

Lemma: יָלַל (ya.lal) · Strong's: H3213

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhc1cs)

Meaning: to wail

Used 29 times. Also: Isaiah 13:6, Isaiah 14:31, Isaiah 15:2, Isaiah 15:3, Isaiah 16:7, Isaiah 23:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3213; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 4

אֵילְכָ֥ה'eil.KhahI will go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 5

וְעָר֑וֹםve.'a.Romand naked

Lemma: עָרוֹם (a.rom) · Strong's: H6174

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: naked

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, 1 Samuel 19:24, Job 1:21, Job 22:6, Job 24:7, Job 24:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6174; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 6

אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehI will make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 7

מִסְפֵּד֙mis.Peda lament

Lemma: מִסְפֵּד (mis.ped) · Strong's: H4553

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

Meaning: mourning

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 50:10, Esther 4:3, Psalms 30:11, Isaiah 22:12, Jeremiah 6:26, Jeremiah 48:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4553; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 8

כַּתַּנִּ֔יםka.ta.Nimlike <the> jackals

Lemma: תַּן (tan) · Strong's: H8577A

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

Meaning: jackal

Used 13 times. Also: Job 30:29, Psalms 44:19, Isaiah 13:22, Isaiah 34:13, Isaiah 35:7, Isaiah 43:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8577A; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 9

וְאֵ֖בֶלve.'E.veland a mourning

Lemma: אֵ֫בֶל (e.vel) · Strong's: H0060

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

Meaning: mourning

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 27:41, Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Deuteronomy 34:8, 2 Samuel 11:27, 2 Samuel 14:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0060; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 10

כִּבְנ֥וֹתkiv.Notlike [the] daughters of

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

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 Micah 1:8 word 11

יַעֲנָֽה\׃ya.'a.Nahan ostrich

Lemma: יַעֲנָה (ya.a.nah) · Strong's: H3284

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

Meaning: ostrich

Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15, Job 30:29, Isaiah 13:21, Isaiah 34:13, Isaiah 43:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3284; TAHOT Micah 1:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Because of	→	עַל H5921A upon
this	→	זֹאת H2063 this
I will lament	→	סָפַד H5594 to mourn
and wail	→	יָלַל H3213 to wail
I will walk	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
barefoot	→	שׁוֹלָל H7758 barefoot
and naked	→	עָרוֹם H6174 naked
I will howl	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
. . .	→	מִסְפֵּד H4553 mourning
like a jackal	→	תַּן H8577A jackal
and mourn	→	אֵ֫בֶל H0060 mourning
like	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
an ostrich	→	יַעֲנָה H3284 ostrich

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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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