For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
For I haue heard a voice as of a woman in trauel, and the anguiſh as of her that bringeth foorth her firſt childe, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth her ſelfe, that ſpreadeth her hands, ſaying; Woe is me now, for my ſoule is wearied becauſe of murderers.
אוֹי , interjection, ʾoy — woe! (value 17)
H188,
אוֹי ʼôwy, o'-ee; probably from H183 (in the sense of crying out after); lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!:—alas, woe.woe! alas! oh!
passionate cry of grief or despair
Used in 23 Verses, 8 Books 23  Occurrence Count
בָּכַר , verb, bakhar — to bear new fruit, to constitute as first-born (value 222)
H1069,
בָּכַר bâkar, baw-kar'; a primitive root; properly, to burst the womb, i.e. (causatively) bear or make early fruit (of woman or tree); also (as denominative from H1061) to give the birthright:—make firstborn, be firstling, bring forth first child (new fruit).to be born first
(Piel)
to bear early, new fruit
to give the right of the firstborn
to make as firstborn
to constitute as firstborn
(Pual)
to be born a firstling
to be made a firstling
(Hiphil) one bearing her first child
Used in 4 Verses, 4 Books 4  Occurrence Count
בַּת , feminine noun, proper feminine noun, bat — daughter (value 402)
H1323,
בַּת bath, bath; from H1129 (as feminine of H1121); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively):—apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, × first, × old, owl, town, village.feminine noun
daughter
daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin
as polite address
proper feminine noun
as designation of women of a particular place
as personification
daughter-villages
description of character
young women, women
Used in 498 Verses, 34 Books 583  Occurrence Count
הָרַג , verb, harag — to kill, slay (value 208)
H2026,
הָרַג hârag, haw-rag'; a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent:—destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), × surely.to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand
(Qal)
to kill, slay
to destroy, ruin
(Niphal) to be killed
(Pual) to be killed, be slain
Used in 158 Verses, 27 Books 165  Occurrence Count
חָלָה , verb, hala — to be weak or sick (value 43)
H2470,
חָלָה châlâh, khaw-law'; a primitive root (compare H2342, H2470, H2490); properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat:—beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, × pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit (× supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded.to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry
(Qal) to be weak, be sick
(Piel)
to be or become weak, feel weak
to become sick, become ill
(CLBL) to entreat, pray, beg
(Niphal)
to make oneself sick
to be made sick
to be tired
(Pual) to be made weak, become weak
(Hithpael) to make oneself sick
(Hiphil)
to make sore
to make sick
to show signs of sickness, become sick
to grieve
(Hophal)
to be made sick
to be wounded
Used in 73 Verses, 25 Books 75  Occurrence Count
יָפַח , verb, yafah — to breathe, puff (value 98)
H3306,
יָפַח yâphach, yaw-fakh'; a primitive root; properly, to breathe hard, i.e. (by implication) to sigh:—bewail self.to breathe, breathe hard, puff
(Hithpael) to gasp for breath
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
כַּף , feminine noun, kaf — hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan (value 100)
H3709,
כַּף kaph, kaf; from H3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power:—branch, foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand
palm, hollow or flat of the hand
power
sole (of the foot)
hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects
of thigh-joint
pan, vessel (as hollow)
hollow (of sling)
hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)
handles (as bent)
Used in 180 Verses, 30 Books 193  Occurrence Count
נָא , particle, naʾ — I (we) pray, now (value 51)
H4994,
נָא nâʼ, naw; a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered; 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction:—I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.I (we) pray, now, please
used in entreaty or exhortation
Used in 374 Verses, 30 Books 403  Occurrence Count
נֶפֶשׁ , feminine noun, nefesh — a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion (value 430)
H5315,
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh, neh'-fesh; from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):—any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
living being
living being (with life in the blood)
the man himself, self, person or individual
seat of the appetites
seat of emotions and passions
activity of mind
dubious
activity of the will
dubious
activity of the character
dubious
Used in 683 Verses, 31 Books 748  Occurrence Count
עָיֵף , verb, ʿayeyf — to be faint (value 160)
H5888,
עָיֵף ʻâyêph, aw-yafe'; a primitive root; to languish:—be wearied.to be faint, be weary
(Qal) to be faint, be weary
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
פָּרַשׂ , verb, paras — to spread out, spread (value 580)
H6566,
פָּרַשׂ pâras, paw-ras'; a primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.:—break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces
(Qal)
to spread out, display
to spread over
(Niphal) to be scattered, be spread out
(Piel)
to spread out
to scatter
Used in 66 Verses, 22 Books 67  Occurrence Count
צִיּוֹן , proper locative noun, tziyyyon — a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jer (value 156)
H6726,
צִיּוֹן Tsîyôwn, tsee-yone'; the same (regularly) as H6725; Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem:—Zion.Zion = "parched place"
another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books
Used in 153 Verses, 16 Books 153  Occurrence Count
צָרָה , feminine noun, tzara — straits, distress (value 295)
H6869,
צָרָה tsârâh, tsaw-raw'; feminine of H6862; tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:—adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.straits, distress, trouble
vexer, rival wife
Used in 72 Verses, 21 Books 73  Occurrence Count
קוֹל , masculine noun, kol — sound, voice (value 136)
H6963,
קוֹל qôwl, kole; or קֹל qôl; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound:—+ aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.voice, sound, noise
voice
sound (of instrument)
lightness, frivolity
Used in 436 Verses, 35 Books 503  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַע , masculine noun, verb, shamaʿ — to hear (value 410)
H8085,
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'; a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):—× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.verb
to hear, listen to, obey
(Qal)
to hear (perceive by ear)
to hear of or concerning
to hear (have power to hear)
to hear with attention or interest, listen to
to understand (language)
to hear (of judicial cases)
to listen, give heed
to consent, agree
to grant request
to listen to, yield to
to obey, be obedient
(Niphal)
to be heard (of voice or sound)
to be heard of
to be regarded, be obeyed
(Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
(Hiphil)
to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
to sound aloud (musical term)
to make proclamation, summon
to cause to be heard
masculine noun
sound
Used in 1072 Verses, 39 Books 1139  Occurrence Count
| Jeremiah 4:31Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כִּי֩ ק֨וֹל כְּחוֹלָ֜ה שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי צָרָה֙ כְּמַבְכִּירָ֔ה ק֧וֹל בַּת־צִיּ֛וֹן תִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַ תְּפָרֵ֣שׂ כַּפֶּ֑יהָ אֽוֹי־נָ֣א לִ֔י כִּֽי־עָיְפָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י לְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| For I have heard |
H8085shamaʿ |
שָׁמַע |
410 |
| a voice |
H6963kol |
קוֹל |
136 |
| as of a woman in travail, |
H2470hala |
חָלָה |
43 |
| and the anguish |
H6869tzara |
צָרָה |
295 |
| as of her that bringeth forth her first child, |
H1069bakhar |
בָּכַר |
222 |
| the voice |
H6963kol |
קוֹל |
136 |
| of the daughter |
H1323bat |
בַּת |
402 |
| of Zion, |
H6726tziyyyon |
צִיּוֹן |
156 |
| that bewaileth |
H3306yafah |
יָפַח |
98 |
| herself, that spreadeth |
H6566paras |
פָּרַשׂ |
580 |
| her hands, |
H3709kaf |
כַּף |
100 |
| saying, Woe |
H188ʾoy |
אוֹי |
17 |
| is me now! for my soul |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
| is wearied |
H5888ʿayeyf |
עָיֵף |
160 |
| because of murderers. |
H2026harag |
הָרַג |
208 |
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