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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Lamentations 5:12 - Elders
Lamentations 5:12 - Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princes | H8269 | שַׂר |
[Noun Masculine] a head person (of any rank or class) |
| are hanged up | H8518 | תָּלָה |
[Verb] to suspend (especially to gibbet) |
| by their hand | H3027 | יָד |
[Noun Feminine] a hand (the open one (indicating {power} means: {direction} {etc.}) in distinction from {H3709 } the closed one); used (as {noun} {adverb} etc.) in a great variety of {applications} both literally and {figuratively} both proximate and remote |
| the faces | H6440 | פָּנִים |
[Noun Masculine] from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ({before } etc.) |
| of elders | H2205 | זָקֵן |
[Adjective] old |
| were not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
| honoured | H1921 | הָדַר |
[Verb] to swell up (literally or {figuratively} actively or passively); by implication to favor or {honour} be high or proud |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.