Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 4:12 Interlinear
“ would not have believed The kings of the earth and all the inhabitants of the world should have entered that the adversary and the enemy into the gates of Jerusalem”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לֹ֤א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 2 | הֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙ | H539 | would not have believed | properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen |
| 3 | מַלְכֵי | H4428 | The kings | a king |
| 4 | אֶ֔רֶץ | H776 | of the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 5 | וכֹּ֖ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 6 | יֹשְׁבֵ֣י | H3427 | and all the inhabitants | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 7 | תֵבֵ֑ל | H8398 | of the world | the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as babylonia, |
| 8 | כִּ֤י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 9 | יָבֹא֙ | H935 | should have entered | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 10 | צַ֣ר | H6862 | that the adversary | a pebble (as in h6864) |
| 11 | וְאוֹיֵ֔ב | H341 | and the enemy | hating; an adversary |
| 12 | בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖י | H8179 | into the gates | an opening, i.e., door or gate |
| 13 | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | H3389 | of Jerusalem | jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine |
Verse Context
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