Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 1:1 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Lamentations 1:1, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ sit solitary How doth the city she that was great of people how is she become as a widow she that was great among the nations and princess among the provinces how is she become tributary”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֵיכָ֣ה׀ | H349 | how? or how!; also where | |
| 2 | יָשְׁבָ֣ה | H3427 | sit | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 3 | בָדָ֗ד | H910 | solitary | separate; adverb, separately |
| 4 | הָעִיר֙ | H5892 | How doth the city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 5 | רַבָּ֣תִי | H7227 | she that was great | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
| 6 | עָ֔ם | H5971 | of people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 7 | הָיְתָ֖ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 8 | כְּאַלְמָנָ֑ה | H490 | how is she become as a widow | a widow; also a desolate place |
| 9 | רַבָּ֣תִי | H7227 | she that was great | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
| 10 | בַגּוֹיִ֗ם | H1471 | among the nations | a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts |
| 11 | שָׂרָ֙תִי֙ | H8282 | and princess | a mistress, i.e., female noble |
| 12 | בַּמְּדִינ֔וֹת | H4082 | among the provinces | properly, a judgeship, i.e., jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region |
| 13 | הָיְתָ֖ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 14 | לָמַֽס׃ | H4522 | how is she become tributary | properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e., a tax in the form of forced labor |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
Lamentations 1:1 (current) sit solitary How doth the city she that was great of people how is she become as a widow she that was great among the nations and princess among the provinces how is she become tributary
Lamentations 1:2She weepeth She weepeth in the night and her tears are on her cheeks...