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Forכִּיevenגַםthe doeאַיֶּלֶתin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶהgives birthיָלְדָהand abandons it,וְעָזוֹבforכִּיthere is noלֹא הָיָהfresh grass.דֶּשֶׁא
Jeremiah 14:5
Study it in the app“For even the doe in the field gives birth and abandons it, for there is no fresh grass.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 14:5, word by word
- the doeאַיֶּלֶתayelet
doe
Doe: the female deer. In the title of Psalm 22, "The doe of the dawn" is probably the name of a tune.
Where else “ayelet” appears- in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- gives birthיָלְדָהyalda
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yalda” appears- and abandons itעָזוֹבazov
leave
To not take something along, or put it in another's care.
Where else “azov” appears- there is noהָיָהhaya
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “haya” appears- fresh grassדֶּשֶׁאdeshe
vegetation
Tender vegetation that sprouts: new grass, green growth.
Where else “deshe” appears
The context
4Because the ground is cracked, for there has been no rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
5 · This verse (above)
6And the wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, for there is no grass.