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Hebrew wordlink #350722

OSHB Eze 38:12 חֳרָבוֹת (ḩₒrāⱱōt) Strongs=2723 Lemma=‘חׇרְבָּה’
contextual word gloss=‘waste_places’ word gloss=‘ruins’
Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute

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Other uses (4) of identical word form חֳרָבוֹת (Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘חֳרָבוֹת’ (Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) has 4 different glosses: ‘[the]_ruins’, ‘[the]_waste_places’, ‘ruins’, ‘waste_places’.

JOB 3:14 contextual word gloss=‘ruins’ word gloss=‘ruins’ OSHB JOB 3:14 word 6

OET-LV: 14 With kings and_counsellors _of the_earth those_who_rebuilt ruins for_themselves. (JOB_3:14)

OET-RV: 14 along with kings and counsellors of the earth—
⇔ yes, those who built monuments for themselves. (JOB 3:14)

PSA 9:7 contextual word gloss=‘ruins’ word gloss=‘ruins’ OSHB PSA 9:7 word 3

OET-LV: 7  the_enemy they _have _come _to _an _end ruins to_perpetuity and_cities you _have _plucked _up remembrance _of_their it _has _perished they. (PSA_9:7)

OET-RV: ⇔  7 However, Yahweh will reign forever.
⇔ He’s established his throne as a platform for justice, (PSA 9:7)

PSA 102:7 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_waste_places’ word gloss=‘ruins’ OSHB PSA 102:7 word 6

OET-LV: 7  I _am _like (to)_a_wilderness _owl _of the_wilderness I _am like_an _owl _of the_waste _places. (PSA_102:7)

OET-RV: 7 I lie awake
⇔ like a lonely bird sitting on the roof. (PSA 102:7)

MAL 1:4 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_ruins’ word gloss=‘ruins’ OSHB MAL 1:4 word 7

OET-LV: 4 If/because ʼEdōm it _will _say we _have _been _shattered and_we _will _return and_we _will _rebuild the_ruins thus YHWH he _says hosts they they _will _build and_I I _will _tear _down and_people _will _call to/for_them a _territory _of wickedness and_the_people which he _was _indignant YHWH until perpetuity. (MAL_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 If Esaw’s descendants in Edom say, “We’ve been crushed, but we’ll return and rebuild what was destroyed,” then army-commander Yahweh will say, “They might build, but I will tear down. Others will call them ‘The country of wickedness’ and ‘The people who Yahweh is forever angry with.’ (MAL 1:4)