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On that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthe beautifulהַיָּפוֹתvirginsהַבְּתוּלֹתand the young menוְהַבַּחוּרִיםwill faintתִּתְעַלַּפְנָהfrom thirst.בַּצָּמָא
Amos 8:13
Study it in the app“On that day the beautiful virgins and the young men will faint from thirst.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 8:13, word by word
- On that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- the beautifulיָּפוֹתyafot
beautiful
Beautiful, handsome, of fine appearance.
Where else “yafot” appears- virginsבְּתוּלֹתbetulot
virgin
Young woman not yet married; virgin.
Where else “betulot” appears- and the young menבַּחוּרִיםbachurim
young man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “bachurim” appears- will faintתִּתְעַלַּפְנָהtitalafna
faint
To be left without strength through hunger, thirst or punishment.
Where else “titalafna” appears- from thirstצָּמָאtsama
thirst
Thirst.
Where else “tsama” appears
The context
12And they will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they will run to and fro to seek the word of YHWH, but they will not find it.
13 · This verse (above)
14Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria, and say, “As your god lives, Dan,” and, “As the way of Beersheba lives,” will fall and not rise again.