lament

Found 21 times in the King James Bible

H5594 Hebrew
G2875 Greek

English Definition

properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

סָפַד

Transliteration

çâphad

Strong's Reference H5594

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

κόπτω

Transliteration

bâkâh

Strong's Reference G2875
Greek Meaning

to weep; generally to bemoan

"Lament" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H5594, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G2875. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

Judges 11:40 Old Testament

went yearly to lament the daughter of

Isaiah 3:26 Old Testament

her gates shall lament and mourn; and

Isaiah 19:8 Old Testament

the brooks shall lament, and they that

Isaiah 32:12 Old Testament

They shall lament for the teats,

Jeremiah 4:8 Old Testament

you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for

Jeremiah 16:5 Old Testament

neither go to lament nor bemoan them:

Jeremiah 16:6 Old Testament

neither shall men lament for them, nor

Jeremiah 22:18 Old Testament

They shall not lament for him, saying,

Jeremiah 22:18 Old Testament

they shall not lament for him, saying,

Jeremiah 34:5 Old Testament

and they will lament thee, saying, Ah

Jeremiah 49:3 Old Testament

you with sackcloth; lament, and run to

Lamentations 2:8 Old Testament

the wall to lament; they languished together.

Ezekiel 27:32 Old Testament

for thee, and lament over thee, saying,

Ezekiel 32:16 Old Testament

wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters

Ezekiel 32:16 Old Testament

the nations shall lament her: they shall

Ezekiel 32:16 Old Testament

her: they shall lament for her, even

Joel 1:8 Old Testament

Lament like a virgin

Joel 1:13 Old Testament

Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl,

Micah 2:4 Old Testament

against you, and lament with a doleful

John 16:20 New Testament

shall weep and lament, but the world

Revelation 18:9 New Testament

bewail her, and lament for her, when

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