Hebrew Interlinear

Lamentations 4:20 Interlinear

The breath of our nostrils the anointed of the LORD was taken in their pits of whom we said Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ר֤וּחַH7307The breathwind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
2אַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙H639of our nostrilsproperly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
3מְשִׁ֣יחַH4899the anointedanointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the messiah
4יְהוָ֔הH3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
5נִלְכַּ֖דH3920was takento catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
6בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑םH7825in their pitsa pit-fall (literally or figuratively)
7אֲשֶׁ֣רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
8אָמַ֔רְנוּH559of whom we saidto say (used with great latitude)
9בְּצִלּ֖וֹH6738Under his shadowshade, whether literal or figurative
10נִֽחְיֶ֥הH2421we shall liveto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
11בַגּוֹיִֽם׃H1471among the heathena foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

Verse Context

Lamentations 4:19are swifter Our persecutors than the eagles of the heaven ...
Lamentations 4:20 (current)The breath of our nostrils the anointed of the LORD was taken in their pits of whom we said Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen
Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad O daughter of Edom that dwellest in the land...

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