They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
They that bee ſlaine with the ſword, are better then they that be ſlain with hunger: for theſe † pine away, ſtricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
דָּקַר , verb, dakar — to pierce, pierce through (value 304)
H1856,
דָּקַר dâqar, daw-kar'; a primitive root; to stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile:—pierce, strike (thrust) through, wound.to pierce, thrust through, pierce through
(Qal) to pierce, run through
(Niphal) to be pierced through
(Pual) pierced, riddled (participle)
Used in 10 Verses, 8 Books 11  Occurrence Count
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
הֵם , third person plural masculine personal pronoun, heym — they (value 45)
H1992,
הֵם hêm, haym; or (prolonged) הֵמָּה hêmmâh; masculine plural from H1931; they (only used when emphatic):—it, like, × (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, × so, × such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.they, these, the same, who
Used in 522 Verses, 35 Books 559  Occurrence Count
זוּב , verb, zuv — to flow, gush (value 15)
H2100,
זוּב zûwb, zoob; a primitive root; to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow:—flow, gush out, have a (running) issue, pine away, run.to flow, gush, issue, discharge
(Qal)
to flow, gush
to die, pine away (fig.)
to flow (of issue from woman), have an issue, flux
flowing (participle)
Used in 41 Verses, 11 Books 42  Occurrence Count
חָלָל , adjective, masculine noun, halal — pierced (value 68)
H2491,
חָלָל châlâl, khaw-lawl'; from H2490; pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted:—kill, profane, slain (man), × slew, (deadly) wounded.masculine noun
slain, fatally wounded, pierced
pierced, fatally wounded
slain
adjective
(CLBL) profaned
defiled, profaned (by divorce)
Used in 85 Verses, 21 Books 94  Occurrence Count
חֶרֶב , feminine noun, herev — a sword (value 210)
H2719,
חֶרֶב chereb, kheh'-reb; from H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement:—axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.sword, knife
sword
knife
tools for cutting stone
Used in 371 Verses, 33 Books 408  Occurrence Count
טוֹב , adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun, tov — pleasant, agreeable, good (value 17)
H2896,
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).adjective
good, pleasant, agreeable
pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
pleasant (to the higher nature)
good, excellent (of its kind)
good, rich, valuable in estimation
good, appropriate, becoming
better (comparative)
glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
good, kind, benign
good, right (ethical)
masculine noun
a good thing, benefit, welfare
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
good, benefit
moral good
feminine noun
welfare, benefit, good things
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
bounty
Used in 521 Verses, 35 Books 561  Occurrence Count
רָעָב , masculine noun, raʿav — famine, hunger (value 272)
H7458,
רָעָב râʻâb, raw-awb'; from H7456; hunger (more or less extensive):—dearth, famine, famished, hunger.famine, hunger
famine (in land, nation)
of Jehovah's word (fig)
hunger (of individuals)
Used in 88 Verses, 17 Books 100  Occurrence Count
שָׂדֶה , masculine noun, sadeh — field, land (value 309)
H7704,
שָׂדֶה sâdeh, saw-deh'; or שָׂדַי sâday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat):—country, field, ground, land, soil, × wild.field, land
cultivated field
of home of wild beasts
plain (opposed to mountain)
land (opposed to sea)
Used in 309 Verses, 30 Books 332  Occurrence Count
תְּנוּבָה , feminine noun, tənuva — fruit, produce (value 463)
H8570,
תְּנוּבָה tenûwbâh, ten-oo-baw'; from H5107; produce:—fruit, increase.Used in 5 Verses, 5 Books 5  Occurrence Count
| Lamentations 4:9Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| טוֹבִ֤ים הָיוּ֙ חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב מֵֽחַלְלֵ֖י רָעָ֑ב שֶׁ֣הֵ֤ם יָז֙וּבוּ֙ מְדֻקָּרִ֔ים מִתְּנוּבֹ֖ת שָׂדָֽי׃ ס |
| Verse #20430 (Ch. #801) — 11 words, 46 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| They that be slain |
H2491halal |
חָלָל |
68 |
| with the sword |
H2719herev |
חֶרֶב |
210 |
| are better |
H2896tov |
טוֹב |
17 |
| than they that be slain |
H2491halal |
חָלָל |
68 |
| with hunger: |
H7458raʿav |
רָעָב |
272 |
| for these |
H1992heym |
הֵם |
45 |
| pine away, |
H2100zuv |
זוּב |
15 |
| stricken |
H1856dakar |
דָּקַר |
304 |
| through for want of the fruits |
H8570tənuva |
תְּנוּבָה |
463 |
| of the field. |
H7704sadeh |
שָׂדֶה |
309 |
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