Hebrew Interlinear

Lamentations 5:4 Interlinear

our water for money We have drunken our wood is sold

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1מֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙H4325our waterwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
2בְּכֶ֣סֶףH3701for moneysilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
3שָׁתִ֔ינוּH8354We have drunkento imbibe (literally or figuratively)
4עֵצֵ֖ינוּH6086our wooda tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
5בִּמְחִ֥ירH4242price, payment, wages
6יָבֹֽאוּ׃H935is soldto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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