אֵיכָכָה (ʼēykākāh) — how?

Form 1

Part of speech: ir

Related lemmas: אֵיךְ · אֵיכָה · אֵיכֹה · הֵיךְ

Sense 1: how?

Semantic domains: Descriptive Referents (003002002)

Definition: = referent to the way in which an event is performed; ► normally with the intention of finding out how, but often used in rhetorical questions in order to express one's conviction that that event in question cannot be performed at all (under the given circumstances)

Show passage in OET: EST 8:6

OET-RV EST 8:6

6 I couldn’t bear to see the terrible thing that is about to happen to my people. I certainly couldn’t bear to see all my relatives destroyed!”

OET-LV EST 8:6

6 If/because how will _I _be _able and_I _will _look on_evil which it _will _find DOM people _of_my and_how will _I _be _able and_I _will _look on_the _destruction _of my _kindred _of_my.

Show passage in OET: SNG 5:3

OET-RV SNG 5:3

3 “I’ve already undressed—do I have to get dressed again?
⇔ I’ve washed my feet—won’t I get them dirty now?”

OET-LV SNG 5:3

3 I _have _stripped _off DOM tunic _of_my how will_I _put _it _on I _have _washed DOM feet _of_my how will_I _dirty _them.

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֵיכָכָה

Form 1

Sense 1: how?