Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 4:2 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Lamentations 4:2, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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) |
Geographic Context
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...