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They lifted upוַתִּשֶּׂנָהtheir voiceקוֹלָןand weptוַתִּבְכֶּינָהagain;עוֹדand Orpahוַ עָרְפָּהkissedתִּשַּׁקher mother-in-law,לַחֲמוֹתָהּbut Ruthוְרוּתclungדָּבְקָהto her.בָּהּ
Ruth 1:14
Study it in the app“They lifted up their voice and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ruth 1:14, word by word
- They lifted upתִּשֶּׂנָהtisena
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “tisena” appears- their voiceקוֹלָkola
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appears- and weptתִּבְכֶּינָהtivkena
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “tivkena” appears- and Orpahעָרְפָּהarpa
Orpah
Orpah, a Moabite woman, wife of Chilion; she went back to her people. The name may be related to "back of the neck."
Where else “arpa” appears- kissedתִּשַּׁקtishak
kiss
To kiss someone on the mouth or cheek, to greet, to say farewell or to show affection.
Where else “tishak” appears- her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָchamota
mother-in-law
Mother-in-law: the mother of one's husband.
Where else “chamota” appears- but Ruthרוּתrut
Ruth
Ruth, a Moabite woman, wife of Mahlon and later of Boaz; great-grandmother of King David (Ruth 4:17) and named among the ancestors of Jesus (Matthew 1:5). The name may mean "friend" or "companion."
Where else “rut” appears- clungדָּבְקָהdavka
cling
To stay close to someone, like YHWH.
Where else “davka” appears
The context
13would you therefore wait until they grew up? Would you therefore shut yourselves up, not belonging to a husband? No, my daughters, for it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of YHWH has gone out against me.”
14 · This verse (above)
15And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.”