Bible Verse Dictionary
Jeremiah 8:14 - Why
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Why | H4100 | מָה |
properly interrogitive what ? (including {how ?} why ? and when ?); but also exclamations like what ! (including {how !}) or indefinitely what (including {whatever} and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational sneses |
do we | H587 | אֲנַחְנוּ |
we |
sit | H3427 | יָשַׁב |
[Verb] properly to sit down (specifically as {judge} in {ambush} in quiet); by implication to {dwell} to remain; causatively to {settle} to marry |
still assemble yourselves | H622 | אָסַף |
[Verb] to gather for any purpose; hence to {receive} take {away} that {is} remove ({destroy} leave {behind} put {up} {restore} etc.) |
and let us enter | H935 | בּוֹא |
[Verb] to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
into | H413 | אֵל |
[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to |
the defenced | H4013 | מִבְצָר |
[Noun Masculine] a {fortification} {castle } or fortified city; figuratively a defender |
cities | H5892 | עִיר |
[Noun Masculine] From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
and let us be silent | H1826 | דָּמַם |
[Verb] to be dumb; by implication to be {astonished} to stop; also to perish |
there | H8033 | שָׁם |
[Adverb] there (transfered to time) then; often {thither} or thence |
for | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
the LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
our God | H430 | אֱלֹהִים |
[Noun Masculine] gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural {thus} especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative |
hath put us to silence | H1826 | דָּמַם |
[Verb] to be dumb; by implication to be {astonished} to stop; also to perish |
and given us water | H4325 | מַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] water; figuratively juice; by euphemism {urine} semen |
of gall | H7219 | רֹאשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a poisonous {plant} probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents) |
to drink | H8248 | שָׁקָה |
[Verb] to {quaff} that {is} (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to |
because | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
we | H587 | אֲנַחְנוּ |
we |
have sinned | H2398 | חָטָא |
[Verb] properly to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference to {forfeit} lack: {expiate} {repent } (causatively) lead {astray} condemn |
against the LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.