Original Language Studio
Lamentations 3:16
“He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּרַסgâraç · gaw-ras'
H1638 · Hebrew
H1638 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to crush; also (intransitively and figuratively) to dissolve
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- break.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יַּגְרֵ֤ס — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 119:20
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 גָּרַס 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.