Hebrew Interlinear

Lamentations 5:17 Interlinear

is faint For this our heart are dim for these things our eyes

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
2זֶ֗הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
3הָיָ֤הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
4דָוֶה֙H1739is faintsick (especially in menstruation)
5לִבֵּ֔נוּH3820For this our heartthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
6עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7אֵ֖לֶּהH428these or those
8חָשְׁכ֥וּH2821are dimto be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
9עֵינֵֽינוּ׃H5869for these things our eyesan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

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