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Jeremiah 14:2
“Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָבַלʼâbal · aw-bal'
H56 · Hebrew
H56 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to bewail
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- lament, mourn.
- Grammar
- אָבְלָ֣ה — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 39 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 37:34Exodus 33:4Numbers 14:391 Samuel 6:191 Samuel 15:35
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָבַל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.