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The crownעֲטֶרֶתof our headרֹאשֵׁנוּhas fallen;נָפְלָהwoeאוֹיnowנָאto us,לָנוּforכִּיwe have sinned!חָטָאנוּ
Lamentations 5:16
Study it in the app“The crown of our head has fallen; woe now to us, for we have sinned!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 5:16, word by word
- The crownעֲטֶרֶתateret
crown
A crown: a ring of precious metal worn by a king; also an image of honor.
Where else “ateret” appears- of our headרֹאשֵׁroshe
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “roshe” appears- has fallenנָפְלָהnafla
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafla” appears- woeאוֹיoy
woe, alas
Woe! A cry of lament or a warning of disaster.
Where else “oy” appears- we have sinnedחָטָאנוּchatanu
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chatanu” appears
The context
15The joy of our heart has ceased; our dancing has been turned into mourning.
16 · This verse (above)
17For this our heart has become faint; for these things our eyes have grown dark,