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Womenנָשִׁיםin Zionבְּצִיּוֹןthey have humiliated,עִנּוּvirginsבְּתֻלֹתin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof Judah.יְהוּדָה
Lamentations 5:11
Study it in the app“Women in Zion they have humiliated, virgins in the cities of Judah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 5:11, word by word
- Womenנָשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears- in Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- they have humiliatedעִנּוּinu
humble
To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.
Where else “inu” appears- virginsבְּתֻלֹתbetulot
virgin
Young woman not yet married; virgin.
Where else “betulot” appears- in the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears
Translation note
“Humiliated”: the Hebrew verb here refers to the rape of the women.
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
10Our skin like an oven glows because of the burning heats of hunger.
11 · This verse (above)
12Princes were hung up by their hand; the face of elders was not honored.