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They have hunted me downצוֹד צָדוּנִיlike a bird,כַּצִּפּוֹרmy enemies,אֹיְבַיwithout cause.חִנָּם
Lamentations 3:52
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Lamentations 3:52, word by word
- They have hunted me downצוֹדtsod
hunt
To track down animals, or pursue someone.
Where else “tsod” appears- like a birdצִּפּוֹרtsipor
bird
Bird, small bird.
Where else “tsipor” appears- my enemiesאֹיְבַoyva
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appears- without causeחִנָּםchinam
without cause
With no reason or guilt to justify it.
Where else “chinam” appears
The context
51My eye deals harshly with my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
52 · This verse (above)
53They have ended in the cistern my life and cast a stone on me.