Lamentations 4:7
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:”
נָזִיר
separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
עֶצֶם
bone
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עֶצֶם
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
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סַפִּיר
was sapphire
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סַפִּיר
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
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גִּזְרָה
polishing/ their
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גִּזְרָה
the figure or person (as if cut out); also an inclosure (as separated)
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זָכַךְ
they were bright
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זָכַךְ
to be transparent or clean (phys. or morally)
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צָחַח
they were dazzling
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צָחַח
to glare, i.e. be dazzling white
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