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Lamentations 5:3

Hebrew
יְתוֹמִ֤ים הָיִ֨ינוּ֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
אין וְאֵ֣ין אָ֔ב אִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ כְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת
ESV
We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are like widows.
NIV
We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows.
NLT
We are orphaned and fatherless. Our mothers are widowed.
LXX
ὀρφανοὶ ἐγενήθημεν οὐχ ὑπάρχει πατήρ μητέρες ἡμῶν ὡς αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
χῆραι
KJV
We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

Lamentations 5:2 ← Lamentations 5:3 → Lamentations 5:4

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