Lamentations 3:53

צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי

They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

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צָֽמְת֤וּ

Root word off, destroy, destroyed, consumed, vanish

Dictionary form: צָמַת · tsaw-MAHT

Verb — Qal, Perfect (Qatal), third person plural simple action — "he did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: they have cut off

cut off ×2 that i might destroy ×2 and shall cut them off ×1 cut them off ×1 destroy ×1 hath consumed ×1 have cut me off ×1 him will i cut off ×1

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cut off — Modernized KJV core sense; fits abrupt, final removal.

destroy — Broad, strong option for total annihilation contexts.

wipe out — Colloquial but vivid; suits complete, sweeping destruction.

exterminate — Formal register; best for deliberate, thorough elimination.

annihilate — Emphatic; stresses leaving nothing behind.

stamp out — Idiomatically strong; good for suppressing enemies or evils.

BDB7123 H6789

[צָמַת] verb put an end to, exterminate, in poetry and (in Qal, Pi`el) hyperbolic (properly compress, Late Hebrew id., press together; Arabic is be silent, II, IV.make speechless, silence; Syriac be silent (in Lexicons)); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural צָֽמְתוּ ֗֗֗ חַיָּ֑י Lam 3:63 = they have put an end to my life (Bu conjectures Pi`el). Niph`al be ended, annihilated; Perfect 1 singular נִצְמַתִּת מִפְּנֵיאחשֶׁךְ Job 23:17 I am [not] annihilated because of (the) darkness; 3 plural נִצְמָ֑תוּ Job 6:17 (of dried-up brooks). Pi`el Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix צִמְּתַתְנִי Ps 119:139 קִנְאָתִי hath put an end to me (it is so intense). Pi`lel Perfect 3 plural suffix צִמְּתֻתוּנִי (but read צִמְּתוּנִי Ges^{«GKC:55d»§ 55d}, or צִמְּתָ֑תְנִי) Hi [Ges^{«GKC:145k»§ 145k}]; compare Bae) Ps 88:17 thine alarms have annihilated me. Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular הִצְמַתָּה Ps 73:27 Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יַצְמִיתֵם Ps 94:23 (twice in verse); 2 masculine singular תַּצְמִית Ps 143:12, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הַצְמִיתֵם Ps 54:7 Participle plural suffix מַצְמִיתַי Ps 69:5 — exterminate, annihilate, with accusative of person, subject Psalmist Ps 18:41 = 2Sam 22:41 (read as in Psalms), Ps 101:5; Ps 101:8 his foes Ps 69:5 ׳י Ps 54:7; Ps 73:27; Ps 94:23 (twice in verse); Ps 143:12.

off, destroy, destroyed, consumed, vanish

ṣāmat

to extirpate (literally or figuratively)

to put an end to, cut off, destroy, exterminate, extirpate

(Qal) to put an end to, terminate

בַ בּוֹר֙

בַ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)

בּוֹר֙

Root word a name — transliterate it ("In the dungeon")

Dictionary form: בּוֹר · bore

בַ

Hidden "the" בַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: in the dungeon

into the pit ×8 the dungeon ×7 to the pit ×7 of the pit ×6 the pit ×5 a pit ×4 pit ×4 of the well ×2

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pit — Most versatile; suits holes, graves, and traps.

cistern — Prefer when water-storage context is clear.

dungeon — Use for prison/captivity contexts (e.g. Joseph, Jeremiah).

well — Prefer when drawing or supplying water is the focus.

shaft — Emphasizes a deep, narrow excavation.

grave — Poetic/metaphorical contexts; parallels Sheol or death.

BDB885 H953

בּוֺר noun masculine^{Gen 37:20} pit, cistern, well (= בְּאֹר, MI בר, Arabic hole or hollow for cooking, Assyrian bûrtum Dl^{Pr 182}, bûru Lotz^{TP 169}) — ׳בּ absolute Gen 37:22 +; בֹּר Exod 21:33 (2Sam 23:20 Qr, see באר above); construct בּוֺר 2Kgs 10:14 + (2Sam 23:15; 2Sam 23:16 Qr, see באר above); בֹּ֫רָה (ָ ה locative) Gen 37:24 suffix בּוֺרוֺ Isa 36:16 = בֹּרוֺ 2Kgs 18:31 בּוֺרֶ֑ךָ Prov 5:15 plural בֹּרוֺת Gen 37:20 + 3 t.; בֹּרֹת Deut 6:11: —

1. cistern, containing water, made by digging (חצב) Deut 6:11; 2Chr 26:10; Neh 9:25 also (without reference to origin) Prov 5:15 (|| בְּאֵר) Lev 11:36 (|| מַעִיָן), 1Sam 19:22; Isa 36:16 = 2Kgs 18:31.

2. later apparently well (= בְּאֵר) 1Chr 11:17; 1Chr 11:18 = Qr 2Sam 23:15; 2Sam 23:16 (yet now no well at Bethlehem Rob^{BR i. 470, 473} compare also Survey^{iii. 28} Guérin^{Judée i. 130}), compare Eccl 12:6 & Jer 6:7 Kt כְּהָקִיר בו֯ר מֵימֶיהָ as a well casteth out its water (Qr בַּיִר); but הקיר perhaps keep cool, fresh ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Hi Gf.

3. pit Exod 21:33 (verb פתח), vExod 21:33 (כרה), compare vExod 21:34 compare figurative Ps 7:16 of wickedness (|| שַׁחַת; verb כרה, חפר); 1Sam 13:6 as hiding-place; 2Sam 23:20 (Qr) = 1Chr 11:22; 2Kgs 10:14 בּוֺר בֵּית עֵ֫קֶד; of pit into which Joseph was cast Gen 37:20; Gen 37:22; Gen 37:24 (וְהַבּוֺר רֵק אֵין בּוֺ מ֑יִם) vGen 37:28 vGen 37:29 vGen 37:29 (JE), compare further Jer 41:7; Jer 41:9 figurative of Sarah as mother of Israel ׳מַקֶּבֶת בּ Isa 51:1 figurative of calamity Ps 40:3 בּוֺר שָׁאוֺן; compare Ps 88:7 תַּחְתִּיּוֺת ׳בּ.

4. dungeon (pit with no water in it Jer 38:6; Zech 9:11 compare Gen 37:24 above) Gen 40:13; Gen 41:14 (E) Isa 24:22; Jer 38:6 (twice in verse) (אֵין מַיִם ׳בּ) vJer 38:7 vJer 38:9 vJer 38:10 vJer 38:11 vJer 38:13 also בֵּית הַבּוֺר prison Exod 12:29; Jer 37:16 figurative of exile Zech 9:11 (מִבּוֺר אֵין מַיִם בּוֺ); compare also Lam 3:53; Lam 3:55.

5. (in poetry & late; never with article) pit of the grave Prov 28:17 so ׳אַבְנֵי ב stones of the pit Isa 14:19 (of sepulchre, walled with stones) & of Sh®°ôl Ps 30:4 (|| שׁאול); ׳יַרְכְּתֵי ב loins of (the) pit, i.e. remotest pit Isa 14:15 (|| שׁאול) Ezek 32:23 especially in phrase יוֺרְדֵי בוֺר those going down to (the) pit Ps 28:1; Ps 143:7; Isa 38:18; Ezek 26:20; Ezek 32:25; Ezek 32:29; Ezek 32:30 also, (|| שׁאול), Ps 88:5; Prov 1:12 further Ezek 26:20; Ezek 32:18; Ezek 32:24 (all || אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִּיּוֺת), Ezek 31:14; Ezek 31:16 (both || אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִּית; vEzek 31:14 || also מָוֶת, vEzek 31:16 שְׁאוֺל).

BDB886 H953 H5626

בּוֺר הַסִּרָה proper name, of a location 2Sam 3:26 (cistern of Sirah, Thes cist. declinationis, MV of the pot, see סיר).

BDB887 H953 H6228

בּוֺר עָשָׁן (so read for ordinary ׳כור ע, see BD^{Gn, p. vi.} ᵐ5 ᵑ6) proper name, of a location 1Sam 30:30 (smoking pit), in southwest of Judah; elsewhere עָשָׁן q. v.

BDB888 H953

בַּיִר Qr Jer 6:7 see בּוֺר. above

BDB977 H953

I. בּוֺר, cistern, see below באר.

pit, dungeon, well, cistern, wells, …

bôr

a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)

pit, well, cistern

וַ יַּדּוּ

וַ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

יַּדּוּ

Root word praise, thanks, confess, thank, confessed, …

Dictionary form: יָדָה · yaw-DAW

וַ

Vav-consecutive (wayyiqtol) The וַ prefix — vav with patach plus a doubling dagesh in the next letter — flips this verb into story-telling past: translate "and (he) ___ed", not "will ___".

Verb — Piel, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person masculine plural intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and cast

praise ×14 i will praise ×12 o give thanks ×10 shall praise ×6 and confess ×5 oh that men would praise ×4 to give thanks ×4 and praise ×2

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give thanks — Most natural in liturgical or worship contexts.

praise — Expressive, public acknowledgment; fits hymnic passages.

confess — Prefer when the object is sin or wrongdoing.

acknowledge — Neutral, broader register; bridges praise and confession.

thank — Direct and personal; suits individual rather than corporate voice.

declare — Emphasizes public proclamation of God's acts or character.

BDB3448 H3034

[יָדָה] verb throw, cast (Arabic exeruit, emisit, II. IV. emisit (all now in special senses); Ethiopic throw, cast on or in (very often; compare ); where Hiph`il give thanks, confess (originally acknowledge ?) is commonly derived, perhaps from gestures accompanying the act, see Thes Lag^{Or. ii. 22}, yet connection uncertain; Aramaic Pa`el וַדֵּי, Aph`el אוֺדִּי confess, , id.; but Ethiopic accuse, perhaps also from gesture; Palmyrene מודא render thanks, often in votive inscriptions, see Vog on No. 79; עבד ומודא Vog^{No. 101} = εὐχαρίστως ἀνέθηκε; מודן כל יום Vog^{No. 93. 1};

**Palmyrene ידתא pious, read ירתא נה) SAC⁸⁰ also Id^{JQ 1904, 593}. ידתא pious Vog^{No. 29}) —

Qal Imperative יְדוּ אֶלֿ shoot (arrows) at Jer 50:14 (read probably, with some Manuscripts יְרוּ). Pi`el Imperfect וַיַּדּוּ בִּי Lam 3:53 and they cast (stones) on me; Infinitive יַדּוֺת Zech 2:4 to cast down (the horns of the nations).

Hiph`il (connection with ידה throw, obscure, yet see above) Perfect הוֺדוּ 1Kgs 8:33 + 3 t.; הוֺדִינוּ Ps 75:2 (twice in verse); Imperfect יְהוֺדֶה Neh 11:17 (on form see Ges^{«GKC:53»§ 53}, R. 7); יוֺדֶה Ps 6:6 1 singular suffix אֲהוֺדֶנּוּ Ps 28:7 (Ges^l.c.); אוֺדֶנּוּ Ps 42:6; Ps 42:12; Ps 43:5 plural יוֺדוּ Ps 99:3 + 6 t.; suffix יְהוֺדוּךָ Ps 45:18 (Ges^l.c.); יוֺדֻךָ Ps 49:19, etc. + 41 t. Imperfect; Imperative הוֺדוּ Isa 12:4 + 16 t.; הֹדוּ Ps 107:1 Infinitive הוֺדוֺת 1Chr 25:3 + 11 t.; הוֺדֹת Ezra 3:11 הֹדוֺת 1Chr 16:7 + 4 t. (see. Baer Ps 92:2); Participle מוֺדֶה Prov 28:13 plural מוֺדִים 1Chr 29:13 —

1. give thanks, laud, praise;
a. with accusative (1) of men, Judah Gen 49:8 (poetic play on name); Job (ironical) Job 40:14 the king Ps 45:18 the rich Ps 49:19 (2) of ׳י, Gen 29:35 (J explanation name יהודה); elsewhere (mostly Psalms and Chronicles) of ritual worship (see Lag^{Or. ii. 22 f.}); object ׳שֵׁם בי Isa 25:1; Ps 44:9; Ps 54:8; Ps 99:3; Ps 138:2; Ps 142:8 ׳פֶּלֶא י Ps 89:6 יהוה Ps 7:18; Ps 9:2; Ps 109:30; Ps 111:1 יָהּ Ps 118:10 suffix ךָ- referring to God Ps 30:10; Ps 30:13; Ps 35:18; Ps 43:4; Ps 52:11; Ps 67:4 (twice in verse); Ps 67:6 (twice in verse); Ps 71:22; Ps 76:11; Ps 88:11; Ps 118:21; Ps 118:28; Ps 119:7; Ps 138:1; Ps 139:14; Isa 38:18; Isa 38:19 (song of Hezekiah); — נֶּ֯וּ Ps 42:6; Ps 42:12; Ps 43:5 מִשִּׁירִי אֲהוֺדֶנּוּ Ps 28:7 with my song will I praise him; ׳אוֺדְךָ י I will praise thee ׳י 2Sam 22:50 = Ps 18:50 = Ps 108:4, Isa 12:1 (exilic hymn); אדני Ps 57:10; Ps 86:12, compare Ps 138:4; Ps 145:10.
b. followed by לְ only of the ritual worship: ׳לְשֵׁם י Ps 106:47 = 1Chr 16:35; Ps 122:4; Ps 140:14 לְזֵכֶר קָדְשׁוֺ Ps 30:5; Ps 97:12 ׳לי 1Chr 16:4; 1Chr 16:7; 1Chr 16:41; 1Chr 23:30; 1Chr 25:3; 2Chr 5:13; 2Chr 7:6; 2Chr 20:22; Ps 33:2; Ps 92:2; Ps 105:1 = 1Chr 16:8 = Isa 12:4 כי טוב ׳הודו לי give thanks to ׳י for he is good Ps 106:1; Ps 107:1; Ps 118:1; Ps 118:29; Ps 136:1; 1Chr 16:34 so Jer 33:11 (followed by ׳אֶתיֿ); compare הוד(ו)ת 2Chr 7:3; Ezra 3:11 חסדו ׳יודו לי Ps 107:8; Ps 107:15; Ps 107:21; Ps 107:31 לאלהים Neh 12:46; Ps 136:1 לאדני vPs 136:3 לאל vPs 136:26 suffixes referring to God: לְךָ Ps 6:6; Ps 79:13; Ps 119:62 לוֺ Ps 100:4 לך + אלהים Ps 75:2 (twice in verse); 1Chr 29:13 absolute 2Chr 31:2; Neh 11:17; Neh 12:24 all of the ritual worship.

2. confess,
a. the name of God, || שׁוּב, התחנן, התפלל, 1Kgs 8:33; 1Kgs 8:35 = 2Chr 6:24; 2Chr 6:26.
b. עֲלֵי פשׁע Ps 32:5 (|| לֹא כִסִּיתִי); (פשׁעיו) מוֺדֶה וְעֹזֵב Prov 28:13 confessing and forsaking (his transgressions; opposed to מְכַסֶּה).

Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְוַדָּה Lev 5:5; Lev 16:21 הִתְוַדּוּ Lev 26:40; Num 5:7 Imperfect 1 singular אֶתְוַדֶּה Dan 9:4 plural יִתְוַדּוּ Neh 9:2 Infinitive suffix הִתְוַדֹּתוֺ Ezra 10:1 Participle מִתְוַדֶּה Neh 1:6; Dan 9:20 plural מִתְוַדִּים 2Chr 30:22; Neh 9:3 —

1. confess, absolute Ezra 10:1; Neh 9:3; Dan 9:4 with accusative עָוֺן Lev 16:21 (P), Lev 26:40 (H); חטאת Num 5:7 (P), Dan 9:20 אֲשֶׁר חָטָא Lev 5:5 (P); עַל חטאות Neh 1:6; Neh 9:2.

2. give thanks, ליהוה, in the ritual worship 2Chr 30:22.

BDB9570 H3029 H3034

[יְדָא] verb Haph`el praise (see Biblical Hebrew ידךְ); — Participle active מְהוֺדֵא Dan 2:23 (ל of deity), מוֺדֵא (K^{§§ 93, 2; 43, 1 c})) Dan 6:1l (קְָדָם of deity).

praise, thanks, confess, thank, confessed, …

yādâ

physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

to throw, shoot, cast

(Qal) to shoot (arrows)

to give thanks,, laud, praise

to confess (sin)

אֶ֖בֶן

Root word stones, stone, weights, weight, stony, …

Dictionary form: אֶבֶן · eh-BEN

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: a stone upon me

stones ×65 stone ×30 the stones ×18 of stone ×16 a stone ×14 of stones ×12 the stone ×11 and stone ×9

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stone — Most versatile; works for material, object, or single unit.

rock — Prefer for large, immovable, or naturally occurring stones.

boulder — Use when size or mass is emphasized in context.

weight — Use when context is commerce or measurement (scales).

gemstone — Use when context is precious or decorative stones.

slingstone — Use specifically in battle or weapon-related contexts.

BDB58 H68 H72

אֶ֫בֶן₂₇₄ noun feminine^{Gen 29:2} (masculine^{1Sam 17:40} ?) stone (Assyrian abnu, = the sharp, projecting ? see Dl^{W, Pr 107}; Phoenician אבן; Aramaic אֶבֶן, ; Ethiopic Sabean [ ם]אבנ DHM^{ZMG 1883, 341}) — ׳א absolute Gen 28:22 +; אָ֑בֶן Gen 11:3 +; construct Gen 49:24 +; suffix אַבְנוֺ 2Kgs 3:25 אֲבָנִים Gen 31:46 +, etc.; — a stone (large or small).

1. in natural state, used as pillow Gen 28:11; Gen 28:18 (E); seat Exod 17:12 (E); cover of well Gen 29:2; Gen 29:3 (twice in verse); Gen 29:8; Gen 29:10 (J); causing one to stumble Isa 8:14 marring good ground 2Kgs 3:19; 2Kgs 3:25 hand-missle Exod 21:18 (JE) Num 35:17; Num 35:23 (P) 2Sam 16:6; 2Sam 16:13, especially in judicial stoning, with verb רָגַם Lev 20:2; Lev 20:27; Lev 24:23; Num 14:10; Num 15:35; Num 15:36; Josh 7:25 a (all P), so also Deut 21:21; 2Chr 24:21; Ezek 16:40; Ezek 23:47 compare 1Kgs 12:18 = 2Chr 10:18 with verb סָקַל Deut 13:11; Deut 17:5; Deut 22:21; Deut 22:24; Deut 1:13 also Josh 7:25b (J E or D); sling-stones Judg 20:16; 1Sam 17:40; 1Sam 17:49 (twice in verse); 1Sam 17:50; 2Chr 26:14 hurled by engines 2Chr 26:15 set up for inscribing law Deut 27:2; Deut 27:4; Deut 27:8; Josh 8:32 (all D); as memorial Josh 4:3; Josh 4:5; Josh 4:6; Josh 4:7; Josh 4:8; Josh 4:9; Josh 4:20; Josh 4:21 (J E D) 1Sam 7:12 as sacred pillar (מַצֵּבָה) Gen 28:18; Gen 35:14 (anointed with oil), Gen 28:22 (= בֵּיתאֵל) compare ׳(רֹעֶה) א יִשְׂרָאֵל Gen 49:24 (see Di); as witness Gen 31:45 compare Josh 24:26; Josh 24:27 (all J E); plural gathered into heap (גַּל) over dead, Josh 7:26 (see Di) Josh 8:29 compare Josh 10:18; Josh 10:27 (JE) 2Sam 18:17 גַּל on which meal was eaten, in a compact Gen 31:46 (twice in verse) (JE); built into altar Exod 20:25; Deut 27:5; Deut 27:6 (J E D) Josh 8:31; 1Kgs 18:31; 1Kgs 18:32; 1Kgs 18:38 compare 2Kgs 23:15 ᵐ5 Klo (for הבמה); of figured stone (forbidden) מַשְׂכִּית ׳א Lev 26:1 (H) ;גדולה ׳א where ark rested 1Sam 6:14; 1Sam 6:15 also v1Sam 6:18 (ᵑ0 אבל q. v.); (see for other note-worthy stones

9. below

2. stone, as material, of tablets Exod 24:12; Exod 31:18; Exod 34:1 (plural) vExod 34:4 vExod 34:4 (JE) Deut 4:13; Deut 5:19; Deut 9:9; Deut 9:10; Deut 9:11; Deut 10:1; Deut 10:3 of vessels, hence probably Exod 7:19 (P; ׳א = vessels of stone || עצים) see Di; idols (|| עץ) Deut 4:28; Deut 28:36; Deut 28:64; Deut 29:16; 2Kgs 19:18 = Isa 37:19 also Jer 3:9; Ezek 20:32 pavement 2Kgs 16:17 edifice 1Kgs 6:7 compare Gen 11:3 also 2Sam 5:11; 2Kgs 12:13; 1Chr 22:15 often plural of (worked) stones Lev 14:40; Lev 14:42 (twice in verse); Lev 14:43; Lev 14:45 (P; in wall of house) 2Kgs 22:6 +, compare of city-wall Neh 3:35 of (ruined) city 1Kgs 15:22; Neh 3:34 tomb Isa 14:19 אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֺת (costly building-stones) 1Kgs 5:31; 1Kgs 7:9; 1Kgs 7:10; 1Kgs 7:11 (see also below 3); אַבְנֵיֿ שַׁיִשׁ = marble (see ᵐ5) 1Chr 29:2 אַבְנֵי גָזִית = hewn stones 1Kgs 5:31; 1Chr 22:2; Ezek 40:42 (for altar-tables), — compare גָּזִית; מַחְצֵב ׳א 2Kgs 12:13; 2Kgs 22:6; 2Kgs 2:11 foundation-stone, corner-stone Isa 28:16; Jer 51:26; Job 38:6; Ps 118:22 cap-stone, completing the building, הָרִאשֹׁנָה ׳הָא Zech 4:7 (but see רֹאשׁ פִּנָּה Ps 118:22 as above), Zech 3:9 upon one stone seven eyes, probably refers to this cap- or head-stone; the eyes are symbol of God's watchfulness; perhaps explaining cup-stones found in Orient, see Guthe^{ZPV 1890, 129}; stone-cutters ׳חָרָשֵׁי א 2Sam 5:11; 1Chr 22:15 ׳חֹצְבֵי הָא 2Kgs 12:13 compare 1Chr 22:2.

3. precious stones, generally with modifying word יְקָרָה ׳א collective 2Sam 12:30; 1Kgs 10:2 + often (see 2); הַשֹּׁהַם ׳א Gen 2:12 (J) compare Exod 25:7; Exod 28:9; Exod 35:9; Exod 35:27; Exod 39:6 (P) 1Chr 29:2 מִלֻּאִים ׳א Exod 25:7; Exod 35:9; Exod 35:27 compare 1Chr 29:2 סַפִּיר ׳א Ezek 1:26; Ezek 10:1 אַבְנֵי אֶקְדָּח Isa 54:12 חֵפֶץ ׳א ib.; אַבְנֵי פוּח וְרִקְמָה 1Chr 29:2 חֵן ׳א Prov 17:8 on אַבְנֵי אֵשׁ (stones of fire) Ezek 28:14; Ezek 28:16 as precious stones = Assyrian aban išâti (?) see Dl^{Pa 118 & W 40}; but Sm and others thunderbolts; also without distinctive modifier Exod 25:7; Exod 35:9 ׳חָרַשׁ א engraver in stone Exod 28:11 compare Exod 31:5; Exod 35:33 (P).

4. stones containing metal, = ore, Deut 8:9 (see Di) Job 28:2 compare vJob 28:3.

5. a weight, originally stone (see Prov 27:3 compare English weight stone = 14 lb) אַבְנֵיכִֿיס Prov 16:11 (compare Assyrian Dl^{W 38}); הַמֶּלֶח ׳א 2Sam 14:26 (i.e. accusative to royal standard; compare COT^{Gen 23:16}); ׳וָא ׳א Deut 25:13; Prov 20:10; Prov 20:23 (i.e. different weights, for dishonest use); כִּיס אַבְנֵי מִרְמָה Mic 6:11 just weights אַבְנֵיצֶֿדֶק Lev 19:36 שְׁלֵמָה ׳א Prov 11:1 hence also heavy mass of metal (lead) Zech 5:8.

6. plummet Isa 34:11 (stones of devastation, or emptiness, compare on sense 2Kgs 21:13; Amos 7:7; Amos 7:8); also made of metal הַבְּדִּיל ׳הא Zech 4:10 (conversely plummet from plumbum).

7. objects like stones; particle hail, explicitly, אַבְנֵי הַבָּרָד Josh 10:11 compare Isa 30:30 אֶלְגָּבִישׁ ׳א Ezek 13:11; Ezek 13:18; Ezek 38:22 but also אֲבָנִים גְּדֹלוֺת Josh 10:11 (E) (compare Assyrian Dl^{W 38}); lime-stones אַבְנֵיגִֿר Isa 27:9.

8. in simile (mostly poetry) of sinking in water Exod 15:5 = Neh 9:11 motionlessness Exod 15:16 strength Job 6:12 firmness Job 41:16 solidity (of ice) Job 38:30 in prose, of commonness 1Kgs 10:27; 2Chr 1:15 also metaphor of one in fear 1Sam 25:37 (i.e. petrified with terror, compare Exod 15:16 above); ׳לֵב הָא = perverse, hard heart Ezek 11:19; Ezek 36:26 אַבְנֵינֵֿזֶר Zech 9:16 (of ransomed Israel) — ׳א personified Hab 2:11 compare vHab 2:19 compare Ezek 13:11 (see 7 above)

9. In topographic terms (nearly = proper name); אֶבֶן בֹּהַן Josh 15:6; Josh 18:17 הָעֶזֶר ׳א 1Sam 5:1 compare 1Sam 7:12, also 1Sam 4:1 (We Dr); ׳הָא הָאָ֑זֶל 1Sam 20:19, read הָאַרְגָּב הַלָּאז see ᵐ5 here & v1Sam 20:41 (We Dr Klo); הַזֹּחֶלֶת ׳א 1Kgs 1:9 (where We^{Skizzen III, 171} compare Arabic Zuhal = Saturn).

BDB7736 H68 H5045

אַרְגָּב noun masculine heap, mound (probably); — so read 1Sam 20:19 (for אבן), v1Sam 20:41 (for ננב), ᵐ5 (αρ σαβ, ερσαβ), Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS.

BDB9268 H68 H69

אֶ֫בֶן noun feminine^{Dan 2:34} stone (Biblical Hebrew id.); — absolute׳א Dan 2:34 +; emphatic אַבְנָא vDan 2:35 —

1. a (the) stone Dan 2:34; Dan 2:35; Dan 2:45; Dan 6:18.

2. stone, material of idols Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23 of buildings Ezra 5:8; Ezra 6:4.

stones, stone, weights, weight, stony, …

ʾeben

a stone

stone (large or small)

common stone (in natural state)

of tablets

sinking in water, motionlessness

petrified with terror

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ Pashta — a lesser break חַיָּ֔י Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וַיַּדּוּ אֶ֖בֶן Tipeha — a lesser break בִּֽי Silluq — end of the verse

צָֽמְתוּ בַבּוֹר חַיָּי וַיַּדּוּ-אֶבֶן בִּֽי׃

They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

Cross References

Daniel 6:17

וְהֵיתָיִת אֶבֶן חֲדָה וְשֻׂמַת עַל-פֻּם גֻּבָּא וְחַתְמַהּ מַלְכָּא בְּעִזְקְתֵהּ וּבְעִזְקָת רַבְרְבָנוֹהִי דִּי לָא-תִשְׁנֵא צְבוּ בְּדָנִיֵּֽאל׃

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

Jeremiah 38:6

וַיִּקְחוּ אֶֽת-יִרְמְיָהוּ וַיַּשְׁלִכוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל-הַבּוֹר׀ מַלְכִּיָּהוּ בֶן-הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר בַּחֲצַר הַמַּטָּרָה וַיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֶֽת-יִרְמְיָהוּ בַּחֲבָלִים וּבַבּוֹר אֵֽין-מַיִם כִּי אִם-טִיט וַיִּטְבַּע יִרְמְיָהוּ בַּטִּֽיט׃

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

Jeremiah 38:9

אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ הֵרֵעוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה אֵת כָּל-אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לְיִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא אֵת אֲשֶׁר-הִשְׁלִיכוּ אֶל-הַבּוֹר וַיָּמָת תַּחְתָּיו מִפְּנֵי הָֽרָעָב כִּי אֵין הַלֶּחֶם עוֹד בָּעִֽיר׃

My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.

Jeremiah 37:16

כִּי בָא יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶל-בֵּית הַבּוֹר וְאֶל-הַֽחֲנֻיוֹת וַיֵּֽשֶׁב-שָׁם יִרְמְיָהוּ יָמִים רַבִּֽים׃

When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

Matthew 27:66

οἱ δὲ πορευθέντες ἠσφαλίσαντο τὸν τάφον σφραγίσαντες τὸν λίθον μετὰ τῆς κουστωδίας

So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

Jeremiah 37:20

וְעַתָּה שְֽׁמַֽע-נָא אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ תִּפָּל-נָא תְחִנָּתִי לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַל-תְּשִׁבֵנִי בֵּית יְהוֹנָתָן הַסֹּפֵר וְלֹא אָמוּת שָֽׁם׃

Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

Matthew 27:60

καὶ ἔθηκεν αὐτὸ ἐν τῷ καινῷ αὐτοῦ μνημείῳ ὃ ἐλατόμησεν ἐν τῇ πέτρᾳ καὶ προσκυλίσας λίθον μέγαν τῇ θύρᾳ τοῦ μνημείου ἀπῆλθεν

And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

Lamentations 3:52

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Lamentations 3:54

Lamentations 3:53

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Strong's Definition H6789

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Strong's Definition H953

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Strong's Definition H2416

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Strong's Definition H3034

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Strong's Definition H68

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