Lamentations
Lamentations 3:10
10He is a bear lying in wait,
a lion hiding in ambush.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | הוּא֙ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is a bear | דֹּ֣ב | dōḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H1677 bear |
| lying in wait | אֹרֵ֥ב | ’ō·rêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H693 lie in wait |
| a lion | אַרְיֵה | ʾar·yēh | Noun - masculine singular | H738 lion |
| hiding in ambush | בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃ | bə·mis·tā·rîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H4565 secret place, hiding place |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.