Lamentations
Lamentations 5:3
3We have become fatherless orphans;
our mothers are widows.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We have become | הָיִ֙ינוּ֙ | hā·yî·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| fatherless | אֵין | ʾēn | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| orphans | יְתוֹמִ֤ים | yə·ṯō·w·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3490 orphan |
| our mothers | אִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ | ’im·mō·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H517 mother |
| are widows | כְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃ | kə·’al·mā·nō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural | H490 widow |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 18:21 · Exodus 22:24 · Hosea 14:3 · Jeremiah 15:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.