Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 4:1 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Lamentations 4:1, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ become dim How is the gold changed fine gold how is the most are poured out the stones of the sanctuary in the top of every street”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֵיכָה֙ | H349 | how? or how!; also where | |
| 2 | יוּעַ֣ם | H6004 | become dim | to associate; by implication, to overshadow (by huddling together) |
| 3 | זָהָ֔ב | H2091 | How is the gold | gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky |
| 4 | יִשְׁנֶ֖א | H8132 | changed | to alter |
| 5 | הַכֶּ֣תֶם | H3800 | fine gold | properly, something carved out, i.e., ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined) |
| 6 | הַטּ֑וֹב | H2896 | how is the most | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 7 | תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֙כְנָה֙ | H8210 | are poured out | to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e., to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc |
| 8 | אַבְנֵי | H68 | the stones | a stone |
| 9 | קֹ֔דֶשׁ | H6944 | of the sanctuary | a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity |
| 10 | בְּרֹ֖אשׁ | H7218 | in the top | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 11 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 12 | חוּצֽוֹת׃ | H2351 | of every street | properly, separate by a wall, i.e., outside, outdoors |
Verse Context
Lamentations 4:1 (current) become dim How is the gold changed fine gold how is the most are poured out the stones of the sanctuary in the top of every street
Lamentations 4:2sons of Zion The precious comparable to fine gold ...