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Lamentations 5

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6 We have given our hands to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians so that we might have enough bread.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Lamentations 5:6. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 38
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ נָתַ֣נּוּ יָ֔ד אַשּׁ֖וּר לִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽ לָֽחֶם׃

6 word entries
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙
Lemma
4714
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4714
Occurrences
467
נָתַ֣נּוּ
Lemma
5414
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal perfect 1rd person common gender plural
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H5414
Occurrences
1113
יָ֔ד
Lemma
3027
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common both gender singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3027
Occurrences
747
אַשּׁ֖וּר
Lemma
804
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H804
Occurrences
137
לִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽ
Lemma
l/7646
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + verb qal infinitive construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H7646
Occurrences
3
לָֽחֶם
Lemma
3899
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common both gender singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3899
Occurrences
232
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Αἴγυπτος ἔδωκε χεῖρα, Ἀσσοὺρ εἰς πλησμονὴν αὐτῶν.

7 word entries
Αἴγυπτος
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
aigyptos
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
11
ἔδωκε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
edoke
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it gave
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To give.
Occurrences
1384
χεῖρα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
cheir
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
hand
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Hand or power.
Occurrences
1718
Ἀσσοὺρ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Assour
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Asshur, Assyria
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Asshur/Assyria, people or place name.
Occurrences
53
εἰς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
εἰς
Transliteration
eis
Morphology
preposition with accusative
Gloss
into, to, for
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the accusative.
Occurrences
6787
πλησμονὴν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
plesmonen
Morphology
accusative singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
11
αὐτῶν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ̣ ܝܗ̣ܒܘ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܘܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ̣ ܠܡܣ̇ܒܥܘ ܠܚܡܐ

6 word entries
ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ̣
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
msry'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
24
ܝܗ̣ܒܘ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
yhbw
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
27
ܐܝ̣ܕܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'yd'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
117
ܘܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ̣
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'twry'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
4
ܠܡܣ̇ܒܥܘ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lmsb'w
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
2
ܠܚܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lhm'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
108
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

מִצְרַיִים יְהַבְנָא סְטַר (בת"ק סְעַד) לְאִתְפַּרְנְסָא תַמָּן וּלְאָתוּר לְמִסְבַּע לַחֲמָא׃

11 word entries
מִצְרַיִים
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mtsryym
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
1
יְהַבְנָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
יהב
Transliteration
yhbn'
Morphology
verbal root יהב
Gloss
gave, placed
Occurrences
259
סְטַר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
סטר
Transliteration
str
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
64
בת
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
בת
Transliteration
bt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
65
ק
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ק
Transliteration
q
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
2
סְעַד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
סעד
Transliteration
s'd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
5
לְאִתְפַּרְנְסָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
l'tprns'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1
תַמָּן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
תמן
Transliteration
tmn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
618
וּלְאָתוּר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wl'twr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
לְמִסְבַּע
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
lmsb'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
8
לַחֲמָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חמא
Transliteration
lchm'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
106
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Ægypto dedimus manum et Assyriis, ut saturaremur pane.

8 word entries
Aegypto
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
Aegypto
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
617
dedimus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
do
Transliteration
dedimus
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
2116
manum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
manus
Transliteration
manum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1822
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
Assyriis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Assyrii
Transliteration
Assyriis
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
130
ut
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ut
Transliteration
ut
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4533
saturaremur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
saturo
Transliteration
saturaremur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
71
pane
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
panis
Transliteration
pane
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
393

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Hosea 9:3

They will have no resting-place in the Lord's land, but Ephraim will go back to Egypt, and they will take unclean food in Assyria.

5 relevance votes

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are increasing day by day; they make an agreement with Assyria, and take oil into Egypt.

5 relevance votes

Hosea 5:13

When Ephraim saw his disease and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king; but he is not able to make you well or give you help for your wound.

3 relevance votes

Jeremiah 2:18

And now, what have you to do on the way to Egypt, to get your drink from the waters of the Nile? or what have you to do on the way to Assyria, to get your drink from the waters of the River?

3 relevance votes

Hosea 7:11

And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

3 relevance votes

Genesis 24:2

And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg:

3 relevance votes

Jeremiah 2:36

Why do you go about so much for the purpose of changing your way? you will be shamed on account of Egypt, as you were shamed on account of Assyria.

3 relevance votes

Isaiah 57:9

And you went to Melech with oil and much perfume, and you sent your representatives far off, and went as low as the underworld.

2 relevance votes

Jeremiah 50:15

Give a loud cry against her on every side; she has given herself up, her supports are overturned, her walls are broken down: for it is the payment taken by the Lord; give her payment; as she has done, so do to her.

2 relevance votes

2 Kings 10:15

And when he had gone away from there, he came across Jehonadab, the son of Rechab: and he said good-day to him, and said to him, Is your heart true to mine, as mine is to yours? And Jehonadab in answer said, It is; and Jehu said, If it is, give me your hand. And he gave him his hand, and he made him come up into his carriage.

2 relevance votes

Ezekiel 17:18

For he put his oath on one side in letting the agreement be broken; and though he had given his hand to it, he did all these things; he will not get away safe.

2 relevance votes
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