Lamentations 5:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
We have becomeהָיִ֙ינוּ֙
(ha·yi·nu)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
orphansיְתֹומִ֤ים
(ye·to·v·mim)
3490: an orphanfrom an unused word
without(וְאֵ֣ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
a father,אָ֔ב
(av,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
Our mothersאִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ
(im·mo·tei·nu)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
are like widows.כְּאַלְמָנֹֽות׃
(ke·'al·ma·no·vt.)
490: a widowfem. of alman


















KJV Lexicon
We are orphans
yathowm  (yaw-thome')
a bereaved person -- fatherless (child), orphan.
and fatherless
'ayin  (ah'-yin)
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
our mothers
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
are as widows
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
We have become orphans without a father, Our mothers are like widows.

King James Bible
We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are widows.

International Standard Version
We are now orphans—without fathers— and our mothers are like widows.

NET Bible
We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers have become widows.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We are orphans without a father. Our mothers are like widows.

King James 2000 Bible
We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.
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