Hebrew Interlinear

Lamentations 1:1 Interlinear

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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אֵיכָ֣ה׀H349how? or how!; also where
2יָשְׁבָ֣הH3427sitproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
3בָדָ֗דH910solitaryseparate; adverb, separately
4הָעִיר֙H5892How doth the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
5רַבָּ֣תִיH7227she that was greatabundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
6עָ֔םH5971of peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
7הָיְתָ֖הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
8כְּאַלְמָנָ֑הH490how is she become as a widowa widow; also a desolate place
9רַבָּ֣תִיH7227she that was greatabundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
10בַגּוֹיִ֗םH1471among the nationsa foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
11שָׂרָ֙תִי֙H8282and princessa mistress, i.e., female noble
12בַּמְּדִינ֔וֹתH4082among the provincesproperly, a judgeship, i.e., jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
13הָיְתָ֖הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
14לָמַֽס׃H4522how is she become tributaryproperly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e., a tax in the form of forced labor

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...

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