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And you,וְאַתָּהtake upשָׂאa lamentקִינָהfor the chiefsאֶל נְשִׂיאֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל
Ezekiel 19:1
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Ezekiel 19:1, word by word
- take upשָׂאsa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “sa” appears- a lamentקִינָהkina
lament, dirge
Dirge: a poem sung over someone's death or over a disaster. The Hebrew name of the book of Lamentations comes from this word.
Where else “kina” appears- for the chiefsנְשִׂיאֵיnesie
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesie” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2and say, “What a lioness was your mother among lions! She lay down in the midst of young lions; she reared her cubs.