Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 4:2 Interlinear
“sons of Zion The precious comparable to fine gold how are they esteemed pitchers as earthen the work of the hands of the potter”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בְּנֵ֤י | H1121 | sons | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 2 | צִיּוֹן֙ | H6726 | of Zion | tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of jerusalem |
| 3 | הַיְקָרִ֔ים | H3368 | The precious | valuable (objectively or subjectively) |
| 4 | הַמְסֻלָּאִ֖ים | H5537 | comparable | to suspend in a balance, i.e., weigh |
| 5 | בַּפָּ֑ז | H6337 | to fine gold | pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined) |
| 6 | אֵיכָ֤ה | H349 | how? or how!; also where | |
| 7 | נֶחְשְׁבוּ֙ | H2803 | how are they esteemed | properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou |
| 8 | לְנִבְלֵי | H5035 | pitchers | a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); also a lyre (as having a body of like form) |
| 9 | חֶ֔רֶשׂ | H2789 | as earthen | a piece of pottery |
| 10 | מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה | H4639 | the work | an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property |
| 11 | יְדֵ֥י | H3027 | of the hands | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 12 | יוֹצֵֽר׃ | H3335 | of the potter | to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e., form a resolution) |
Verse Context
Lamentations 4:1 become dim How is the gold changed fine gold how is the most...
Lamentations 4:2 (current)sons of Zion The precious comparable to fine gold how are they esteemed pitchers as earthen the work of the hands of the potter
Lamentations 4:3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast they give suck to their young ones...