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Our skinעוֹרֵנוּlike an ovenכְּתַנּוּרglowsנִכְמָרוּbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe burning heatsזַלְעֲפוֹתof hunger.רָעָב
Lamentations 5:10
Study it in the app“Our skin like an oven glows because of the burning heats of hunger.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 5:10, word by word
- Our skinעוֹרֵore
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “ore” appears- like an ovenתַנּוּרtanur
firepot, oven
Small clay oven, like a brazier.
Where else “tanur” appears- glowsנִכְמָרוּnichmaru
be stirred, grow warm
Be deeply moved, grow warm with emotion.
Where else “nichmaru” appears- because ofפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the burning heatsזַלְעֲפוֹתzalafot
scorching heat, burning
A burning glow: said of a scorching wind, the fever of hunger or a very strong indignation.
Where else “zalafot” appears- of hungerרָעָבraav
famine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appears
The context
9At the risk of our life we bring in our bread because of the sword of the wilderness.
10 · This verse (above)
11Women in Zion they have humiliated, virgins in the cities of Judah.