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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Lamentations 5:9 - Peril
Lamentations 5:9 - We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| We gat our bread | H3899 | לֶחֶם |
[Noun Masculine] food (for man or {beast}) especially {bread} or grain (for making it) |
| with the peril of | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| our lives | H5315 | נֶפֶשׁ |
[Noun Feminine] properly a breathing {creature} that {is} animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a {literal} accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) |
| because of | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| the sword | H2719 | חֶרֶב |
[Noun Feminine] drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive {effect}) as a {knife} {sword } or other sharp implement |
| of | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| the wilderness | H4057 | מִדְבָּר |
[Noun Masculine] a pasture (that {is} open {field} whither cattle are driven); by implication a desert; also speech (including its organs) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.