Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:1

¹Oh, that my head were a spring of water,

and my eyes a fountain of tears!

I would weep day and night

over the slain daughter of my people.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Oh	יִתֵּ֤ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
that	יִתֵּ֤ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
my head	רֹאשִׁי֙	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
were a spring of water	מַ֔יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and my eyes	וְעֵינִ֖י	wə·‘ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5869 eye
a fountain	מְק֣וֹר	mə·qō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4726 spring, fountain
of tears	דִּמְעָ֑ה	dim·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1832 tears
I would weep	וְאֶבְכֶּה֙	wə·’eḇ·keh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H1058 weep, bewail
day	יוֹמָ֣ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and night	וָלַ֔יְלָה	wā·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
over the slain	חַֽלְלֵ֥י	ḥal·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2491 pierced
daughter	בַת־	ḇaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of my people	עַמִּֽי׃	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.