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(rhetorical) <BR> 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what <BR> 1b) (adverb) <BR> 1b1) how, how now <BR> 1b2) why <BR> 1b3) how! (exclamation) <BR> 1c) (with prep) <BR> 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? <BR> 1c2) because of what? <BR> 1c3) the like of what? <BR> 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? <BR> 1c3b) for how long? <BR> 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? <BR> 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? <BR> indef pron <BR> 2) anything, aught, what may">4100</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4100 -- Occurrence 114 of 121">[e]</a></span><span class="reftop">   20</span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lammah_4100.htm" title="Lam·mah: Why -- Occurrence 114 of 121.">lām·māh</a></span><span class="reftrans">   20</span><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right"><tr><td width="99%" align="right"><span class="hebrew">לָ֤מָּה</span></td><td width="1"><span class="refheb">   20</span><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="right"><span class="eng">Why</span><span class="refbot">   20</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Interrogative">Interrog</a></span><span class="reftop2">   20</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct3"> ､</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5331.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5331: 1) eminence, perpetuity, strength, victory, enduring, everlastingness <BR> 1a) eminence <BR> 1b) enduring of life <BR> 1c) endurance in time, perpetual, continual, unto the end <BR> 1d) everlastingness, ever">5331</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5331.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5331 -- Occurrence 28 of 30">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lanetzach_5331.htm" title="la·Ne·tzach: forever -- Occurrence 28 of 30.">lā·ne·ṣaḥ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">לָנֶ֙צַח֙</span><br><span class="eng">forever</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep‑l | N‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7911: 1) to forget, ignore, wither <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to forget <BR> 1a2) to cease to care <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be forgotten <BR> 1c) (Piel) to cause to forget <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to be forgotten">7911</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7911 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tishkachenu_7911.htm" title="tish·ka·Che·nu,: do You forget us -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">tiš·kā·ḥê·nū,</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּ</span><br><span class="eng">do You forget us</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular :: first person common plural">V‑Qal‑Imperf‑2ms | 1cp</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5800: 1) to leave, loose, forsake<BR> 1a) (Qal) to leave <BR> 1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone <BR> 1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise <BR> 1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be left to <BR> 1b2) to be forsaken <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be deserted <BR> 2) to restore, repair <BR> 2a) (Qal) to repair">5800</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5800 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/taazvenu_5800.htm" title="ta·'az·Ve·nu: [And] forsake us -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ta·‘az·ḇê·nū</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">תַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּ</span><br><span class="eng">[And] forsake us</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular :: first person common plural">V‑Qal‑Imperf‑2ms | 1cp</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 753: 1) length <BR> 1a) physical length <BR> 1b) of time <BR> 2) forbearance, self-restraint (of patience)">753</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 753 -- Occurrence 3 of 3">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leorech_753.htm" title="le·'O·rech: for so long -- Occurrence 3 of 3.">lə·’ō·reḵ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">לְאֹ֥רֶךְ</span><br><span class="eng">for so long</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep‑l | N‑msc</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class=punct4>؟</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year <BR> 1a) day (as opposed to night) <BR> 1b) day (24 hour period) <BR> 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 <BR> 1b2) as a division of time <BR> 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey <BR> 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) <BR> 1d) time, period (general) <BR> 1e) year <BR> 1f) temporal references <BR> 1f1) today <BR> 1f2) yesterday <BR> 1f3) tomorrow">3117</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3117 -- Occurrence 245 of 269">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yamim_3117.htm" title="ya·Mim.: a time -- Occurrence 245 of 269.">yā·mîm.</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">יָמִֽים׃</span><br><span class="eng">a time</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N‑mp</a></span></td></tr></table><iframe src="/intframe4ot.htm" width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">Why</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"></a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/7911.htm" title="שׁכח vqi2ms 7911"> have You forgotten</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָנוּ psv1cp"> us</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> forever</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5331.htm" title="נֵצַח_1 ncmsa 5331"></a>, <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5800.htm" title="עזב_1 vqi2ms 5800">abandoned</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָנוּ psv1cp"> us</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/753.htm" title="אֹרֶךְ ncmsc 753"> our entire</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmpa 3117"> lives</a>?</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/lamentations/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">Why</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911. shakach (shaw-kakh') -- to forget">do You forget</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5331.htm" title="5331. netsach (neh'-tsakh) -- eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity">us forever?</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5800a.htm" title="5800a">Why do You forsake</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/753.htm" title="753. 'orek (o'rek') -- length">us so</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/753.htm" title="753. 'orek (o'rek') -- length">long?</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911. shakach (shaw-kakh') -- to forget">Wherefore dost thou forget</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5331.htm" title="5331. netsach (neh'-tsakh) -- eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity">us for ever,</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800. azab (aw-zab') -- self">[and] forsake</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/753.htm" title="753. 'orek (o'rek') -- length">us so long</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">time?</a> </span><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So why have you completely forgotten us, forsaking us for so long?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, And forsake us so long time?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Why for ever dost Thou forget us? 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