Hebrew Word Studies (5 words)
20figurativeנַפְשִׁי לְ׳גmy soul is crushed(i.e. perisheth: compare Syriac) with longingfor(compareכָּלָה לְ).Hiph`ilImperfectוַיַּגְרֵס בֶּחָצָץ שִׁנָּ֑יLamentations 3:16and he hath crushed my teeth 20figurativeנַפְשִׁי לְ׳גmy soul is crushed(i.e. perisheth: compare Syriac) with longingfor(compareכָּלָה לְ).Hiph`ilImperfectוַיַּגְרֵס בֶּחָצָץ שִׁנָּ֑יLamentations 3:16and he hath crushed my teeth
- be crushed (semantic_range)
- and he hath crushed my teeth with gravel (semantic_range)
17;Lamentations 3:16[חֲצָצֶיךָPsalm 77:18seeחֵץ]. —׳יְמַלֵּאפִֿיהוּ חProverbs 20:17figurative of a liar;שִׁנָּ֑י׳וַיַּגְרֵס בחLamentations 3:16and he hath crushed my teeth with gravel-stones, figurati 17;Lamentations 3:16[חֲצָצֶיךָPsalm 77:18seeחֵץ]. —׳יְמַלֵּאפִֿיהוּ חProverbs 20:17figurative of a liar;שִׁנָּ֑י׳וַיַּגְרֵס בחLamentations 3:16and he hath crushed my teeth with gravel-stones, figurati
- archers (semantic_range)
13(yetmasculine1 Samuel 14:5compare Dr)tooth, ivory; —׳שׁabsoluteExodus 21:24+, constructExodus 21:27+,׳שֶׁןDeuteronomy 32:24; suffixשִׁנּםExodus 21:27; dualשִׁנַּיִםProverbs 10:26, constructשִׁנֵּיJe 13(yetmasculine1 Samuel 14:5compare Dr)tooth, ivory; —׳שׁabsoluteExodus 21:24+, constructExodus 21:27+,׳שֶׁןDeuteronomy 32:24; suffixשִׁנּםExodus 21:27; dualשִׁנַּיִםProverbs 10:26, constructשִׁנֵּיJe
16he made me cower in the ashes.Topical LexiconSemantic Range and NuancesThe verb conveys the idea of forcefully pressing down, trampling, or overwhelming so thoroughly that the object is brought low 16he made me cower in the ashes.Topical LexiconSemantic Range and NuancesThe verb conveys the idea of forcefully pressing down, trampling, or overwhelming so thoroughly that the object is brought low
- make bent (semantic_range)
- bend together (semantic_range)
27+; constructNumbers 19:9,10 —ashesof red heifer, used in purificationsNumbers 19:9,10; on head, as sign of humiliation2 Samuel 13:19; contritionDaniel 9:3(""צוֺם,שַׂק),Jonah 3:6(""שַׂק) compareJob 4 27+; constructNumbers 19:9,10 —ashesof red heifer, used in purificationsNumbers 19:9,10; on head, as sign of humiliation2 Samuel 13:19; contritionDaniel 9:3(""צוֺם,שַׂק),Jonah 3:6(""שַׂק) compareJob 4
- covering (semantic_range)
- bandage (semantic_range)
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones,.... With gritty bread, such as is made of corn ground with new millstones, the grit of which mixes with the flour; or with stony bread, as Seneca (n) calls a benefit troublesome
to others; with bread that has little stones mixed with it, by eating of which the teeth are broken, as Jarchi observes: the phrase signifies afflictions and troubles, which are very grievous and disagreeable, like gravel in the mouth, as sin in its effects often proves, Pro 20:17 ; he hath covered me with ashes; as mourners used to be; the word rendered "covered" is only used in this place. Aben Ezra renders it, "he hath defiled me"; and Jarchi and Ben Melech, from the Misnah, "he hath pressed me", without measure; see Luk 6:38 ; and so the Targum, "he hath humbled me:'' but the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, render it, "he hath fed me with ashes"; which version is defended by Castel (o) and Noldius (p), and best agrees with the preceding clause; the sense is the same with Psa 102:9 . (n) "Pane lapidoso", Seneca De Beneficiis, l. 7. (o) Lexic. Polyglott, col. 1791. (p) Concordant. Ebr. Part. p. 168. No. 763.