Hebrew Interlinear

Lamentations 2:15 Interlinear

by clap their hands All that pass at thee they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem saying Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty The joy of the whole earth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1סָֽפְק֨וּH5606by clapto clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of
2עָלַ֤יִךְH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
3כַּפַּ֙יִם֙H3709their handsthe hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-
4כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
5עֹ֣בְרֵיH5674All that passto cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
6דֶ֔רֶךְH1870at theea road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
7שָֽׁרְקוּ֙H8319they hissproperly, to be shrill, i.e., to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)
8וַיָּנִ֣עוּH5128and wagto waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
9רֹאשָׁ֔םH7218their headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
10עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11בַּ֖תH1323at the daughtera daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
12יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389of Jerusalemjerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine
13הֲזֹ֣אתH2063this (often used adverb)
14הָעִ֗ירH5892saying Is this the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
15שֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙H559that men callto say (used with great latitude)
16כְּלִ֣ילַתH3632The perfectioncomplete; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed); as adverb, fully
17יֹ֔פִיH3308of beautybeauty
18מָשׂ֖וֹשׂH4885The joydelight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)
19לְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
20הָאָֽרֶץ׃H776of the whole earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

Lamentations 2:14Thy prophets but have seen for thee false and foolish things ...
Lamentations 2:15 (current)by clap their hands All that pass at thee they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem saying Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty The joy of the whole earth
Lamentations 2:16have opened their mouth All thine enemies against thee they hiss...

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