Old Testament
Lamentations
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The words of Lamentations
Lamentations uses 571 different Hebrew words, 1,435 in all. 29 of them appear nowhere else in the Bible, 28 of those only once.
Words that mark this book
Used here far more than in the rest of the Old Testament, strongest first. They are a quick guide to what the book is about.
- צִיּוֹן Tsîôn Zion 14 of its 153 uses
- בַּת bath daughter 21 of its 551 uses
- אֹיֵב ôyêb be hostile to 15 of its 279 uses
- יָגָה yâgâh suffer 5 of its 8 uses
- צַר tsar narrow, tight 10 of its 110 uses
- בְּתוּלָה bethûlâh virgin 7 of its 50 uses
- עָלַל âlal act severely 5 of its 19 uses
- עוֹלֵל ôlêl child 5 of its 20 uses
- אֲדֹנָי Ădônây lord 14 of its 441 uses
- אָנַח ânach sigh, groan 4 of its 13 uses
- עֳנִי ŏnî affliction, poverty 5 of its 35 uses
- אַף aph nostril, nose, face, anger 10 of its 243 uses
- נָבַט nâbaṭ look 6 of its 68 uses
- שָׁפַךְ shâphak pour out, pour 7 of its 112 uses
- בָּחוּר bâchûr young man 5 of its 44 uses
- שֶׁבֶר sheber breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash 5 of its 44 uses
- בָּלַע bâla swallow down, swallow up, engulf 5 of its 49 uses
- נָחַם nâcham be sorry, console 6 of its 106 uses
- חוּץ chûts the outside 7 of its 156 uses
- חָמַל châmal spare 4 of its 38 uses
- רָדַף râdaph pursue, chase, persecute 6 of its 142 uses
- זָקֵן zâqên old 6 of its 175 uses
- שָׁמֵם shâmêm be desoleted, appalled 4 of its 85 uses
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion 11 of its 666 uses
Words found only in Lamentations
Used more than once, and only in this book.
- מַחְמֻד machmud desirable, precious thing 2 times
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.