Lamentations

Lamentations 4:7

7Her dignitaries were brighter than snow,

whiter than milk;

their bodies were more ruddy than rubies,

their appearanced like sapphires.e

Footnotes

  • d 4:7 Or their polishing or their hair
  • e 4:7 Hebrew lapis lazuli

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Her dignitariesנְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙nə·zî·re·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH5139 one consecrated, devoted
were brighterזַכּ֤וּzak·kūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH2141 be bright, clean, pure
than snowמִשֶּׁ֔לֶגmiš·še·leḡPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH7950 snow
whiterצַח֖וּṣa·ḥūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6705 be dazzling
than milkמֵחָלָ֑בmê·ḥā·lāḇPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH2461 milk
their bodiesעֶ֙צֶם֙‘e·ṣemNoun - feminine singularH6106 bone, substance, self
were more ruddyאָ֤דְמוּ’ā·ḏə·mūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH119 be red
than rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֔יםmip·pə·nî·nîmPreposition-m; Noun - feminine pluralH6443 pearl
their appearanceגִּזְרָתָֽם׃סgiz·rā·ṯāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH1508 cutting, separation
like sapphiresסַפִּ֖ירsap·pîrNoun - masculine singularH5601 sapphire

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Psalm 51:7 · Song of Solomon 5:10 · Psalm 144:12 · 1 Samuel 16:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.