Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
Their viſage is † blacker then a cole: they are not knowen in the ſtreets: their ſkinne cleaueth to their bones: it is withered, it is become like a ſticke.
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
חוּץ , masculine noun, hutz — the outside, a street (value 104)
H2351,
חוּץ chûwts, khoots; or (shortened) חֻץ chuts; (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors:—abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.outside, outward, street, the outside
Used in 158 Verses, 29 Books 164  Occurrence Count
חָשַׁךְ , verb, hashakh — to be or grow dark (value 328)
H2821,
חָשַׁךְ châshak, khaw-shak'; a primitive root; to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken:—be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden
(Qal)
to be or grow dark
to have a dark colour
to grow dim
(Hiphil)
to make dark, cause to be dark
to hide, conceal
to obscure, confuse (fig.)
Used in 18 Verses, 10 Books 18  Occurrence Count
יָבֵשׁ , verb, yaveysh — to be dry, dried up, or withered (value 312)
H3001,
יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh, yaw-bashe'; a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage):—be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered
(Qal)
to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture
to be dried up
(Piel) to make dry, dry up
(Hiphil)
to dry up, make dry
to dry up (water)
to make dry, wither
to exhibit dryness
Used in 62 Verses, 17 Books 71  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
נָכַר , verb, nakhar — to regard, recognize (value 270)
H5234,
נָכַר nâkar, naw-kar'; a primitive root; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning):—acknowledge, × could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).to recognise, acknowledge, know, respect, discern, regard
(Niphal) to be recognised
(Piel) to regard
(Hiphil)
to regard, observe, pay attention to, pay regard to, notice
to recognise (as formerly known), perceive
to be willing to recognise or acknowledge, acknowledge with honour
to be acquainted with
to distinguish, understand
(Hithpael) to make oneself known
to act or treat as foreign or strange, disguise, misconstrue
(Niphal) to disguise oneself
(Piel)
to treat as foreign (profane)
to misconstrue
(Hithpael)
to act as alien
to disguise oneself
Used in 47 Verses, 16 Books 48  Occurrence Count
עוֹר , masculine noun, ʿor — a skin (value 276)
H5785,
עוֹר ʻôwr, ore; from H5783; skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather:—hide, leather, skin.skin, hide
skin (of men)
hide (of animals)
Used in 82 Verses, 10 Books 99  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
עֵץ , masculine noun, ʿeytz — tree, trees, wood (value 160)
H6086,
עֵץ ʻêts, ates; from H6095; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks):— carpenter, gallows, helve, pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows
tree, trees
wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax
Used in 288 Verses, 30 Books 328  Occurrence Count
עֶצֶם , feminine noun, ʿetzem — bone, substance, self (value 200)
H6106,
עֶצֶם ʻetsem, eh'tsem; from H6105; a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pronoun) selfsame:—body, bone, × life, (self-) same, strength, × very.bone, essence, substance
bone
body, limbs, members, external body
bone (of animal)
substance, self
Used in 108 Verses, 24 Books 124  Occurrence Count
צָפַד , verb, tzafad — to draw together, contract (value 174)
H6821,
צָפַד tsâphad, tsaw-fad'; a primitive root; to adhere:—cleave.to draw together, contract, draw up
(Qal) to draw up, contract, shrivel
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
שְׁחוֹר , feminine noun, shəhor — blackness (value 514)
H7815,
שְׁחוֹר shechôwr, shekh-ore'; from H7835; dinginess, i.e. perhaps soot:—coal.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
תֹּאַר , masculine noun, toʾar — outline, form (value 601)
H8389,
תֹּאַר tôʼar, to'-ar; from H8388; outline, i.e. figure or appearance:— beautiful, × comely, countenance, fair, × favoured, form, × goodly, × resemble, visage.shape, form, outline, figure, appearance
Used in 15 Verses, 9 Books 15  Occurrence Count
| Lamentations 4:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| חָשַׁ֤ךְ מִשְּׁחוֹר֙ תָּֽאֳרָ֔ם לֹ֥א נִכְּר֖וּ בַּחוּצ֑וֹת צָפַ֤ד עוֹרָם֙ עַל־עַצְמָ֔ם יָבֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֥ה כָעֵֽץ׃ ס |
| Verse #20429 (Ch. #801) — 13 words, 46 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Their visage |
H8389toʾar |
תֹּאַר |
601 |
| is blacker |
H2821hashakh |
חָשַׁךְ |
328 |
| than a coal; |
H7815shəhor |
שְׁחוֹר |
514 |
| they are not known |
H5234nakhar |
נָכַר |
270 |
| in the streets: |
H2351hutz |
חוּץ |
104 |
| their skin |
H5785ʿor |
עוֹר |
276 |
| cleaveth |
H6821tzafad |
צָפַד |
174 |
| to their bones; |
H6106ʿetzem |
עֶצֶם |
200 |
| it is withered, |
H3001yaveysh |
יָבֵשׁ |
312 |
| it is become like a stick. |
H6086ʿeytz |
עֵץ |
160 |
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