|
<< Lamentations 1:1 >>
 |
How doth the city
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
sit
yashab (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
solitary
badad (baw-dawd')
separate; adverb, separately -- alone, desolate, only, solitary.
that was full
rab (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
of people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
how is she become as a widow
'almanah (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
she that was great
rab (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
among the nations
gowy (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
and princess
sarah (saw-raw')
a mistress, i.e. female noble -- lady, princess, queen.
among the provinces
mdiynah (med-ee-naw')
a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (every) province.
how is she become tributary
mac (mas)
a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor -- discomfited, levy, task(-master), tribute(-tary). |
| |
|
