Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 1:19 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Lamentations 1:19, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“I called for my lovers but they deceived me my priests and mine elders in the city gave up the ghost while they sought their meat to relieve their souls”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | קָרָ֤אתִי | H7121 | I called | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 2 | לַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙ | H157 | for my lovers | to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) |
| 3 | הֵ֣מָּה | H1992 | they (only used when emphatic) | |
| 4 | רִמּ֔וּנִי | H7411 | but they deceived | to hurl; specifically, to shoot; figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall) |
| 5 | כֹּהֲנַ֥י | H3548 | me my priests | literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
| 6 | וּזְקֵנַ֖י | H2205 | and mine elders | old |
| 7 | בָּעִ֣יר | H5892 | in the city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 8 | גָּוָ֑עוּ | H1478 | gave up the ghost | to breathe out, i.e., (by implication) expire |
| 9 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 10 | בִקְשׁ֥וּ | H1245 | while they sought | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 11 | אֹ֙כֶל֙ | H400 | their meat | food |
| 12 | לָ֔מוֹ | H0 | ||
| 13 | וְיָשִׁ֖יבוּ | H7725 | to relieve | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 14 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 15 | נַפְשָֽׁם׃ | H5315 | their souls | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
Verse Context
Lamentations 1:18is righteous The LORD against his commandment for I have rebelled...
Lamentations 1:19 (current)I called for my lovers but they deceived me my priests and mine elders in the city gave up the ghost while they sought their meat to relieve their souls
Lamentations 1:20Behold O LORD my bowels...