Jeremiah
Jeremiah 48:37
37For every head is shaved
and every beard is clipped;
on every hand is a gash,
and around every waist is sackcloth.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| every | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| head | רֹאשׁ֙ | rōš | Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| is shaved | קָרְחָ֔ה | qā·rə·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7144 baldness, bald spot |
| and every | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| beard | זָקָ֖ן | zā·qān | Noun - common singular | H2206 chin, beard |
| is clipped | גְּרֻעָ֑ה | gə·ru·‘āh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw |
| on | עַ֤ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| hand | יָדַ֙יִם֙ | yā·ḏa·yim | Noun - fd | H3027 hand |
| is a gash | גְּדֻדֹ֔ת | gə·ḏu·ḏōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1417 furrow, cutting |
| and around | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| every waist | מָתְנַ֖יִם | mā·ṯə·na·yim | Noun - md | H4975 waist, loins |
| sackcloth | שָֽׂק׃ | śāq | Noun - masculine singular | H8242 sack, sackcloth |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.