“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!2 Samuel 1:19
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַצְּבִי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַל־בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ חָלָ֑ל אֵ֖יךְ נָפְל֥וּ גִבּוֹרִֽים׃
- הַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.Vi“the beauty”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צְבִי · “beauty” · Strong's H6643A
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“O Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.kha“high places your”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּמָה · “high place” · Strong's H1116
- חָלָ֑לcha.Lal“[is] slain”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָלָל · “killed” · Strong's H2491A
- אֵ֖יךְ'eikh“how!”Particle, interrogative · from אֵיךְ · “how?” · Strong's H0349A
- נָפְל֥וּna.fe.Lu“they have fallen”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
- גִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.Rim“[the] mighty [ones]”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גִּבּוֹר · “mighty” · Strong's H1368
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)