Lexicon
הֲפוּגָה
ha.phu.gah
H2014
H:N-F Hebrew

cessation

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ha.phu.gah denotes the absence of stopping in the speaker’s continuing outpouring of tears.

The single attested use denotes the lack of a stop or interruption as the speaker’s eye continues to pour forth.

Senses in use

  1. Without interruption in weeping · dominant

    In Lamentations 3:49, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the statement that the speaker’s eye pours forth without stopping. The APB renders the verse, "My eye pours forth and does not cease, without ceasing."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 3:49, the APB presents the clause with "does not cease, without ceasing." The precise contribution of the noun is inferred from its place in the clause.

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