Lamentations

Lamentations 2:12

¹²They cry out to their mothers:

“Where is the grain and wine?”

as they faint like the wounded

in the streets of the city,

as their lives fade away

in the arms of their mothers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They cry out	יֹֽאמְר֔וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to their mothers	לְאִמֹּתָם֙	lə·’im·mō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H517 mother
Where	אַיֵּ֖ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is the grain	דָּגָ֣ן	dā·ḡān	Noun - masculine singular	H1715 corn, grain
and wine	וָיָ֑יִן	wā·yā·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
as they faint	בְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤ם	bə·hiṯ·‘aṭ·ṭə·p̄ām	Preposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5848 turn aside
like the wounded	כֶּֽחָלָל֙	ke·ḥā·lāl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2491 pierced
in the streets	בִּרְחֹב֣וֹת	bir·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H7339 broad open place, plaza
of the city	עִ֔יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
as their lives	נַפְשָׁ֔ם	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
fade away	בְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ	bə·hiš·tap·pêḵ	Preposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H8210 pour out, pour
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the arms	חֵ֖יק	ḥêq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2436 bosom
of their mothers	אִמֹּתָֽם׃ס	’im·mō·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H517 mother

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.