נִי
ni
H5204
H:N-M
Hebrew
wailing
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Hebrew
Language
ni denotes the mourning utterance raised in a lament over Tyre's destruction.
The attested use places ni in a lament: mourners raise it over Tyre as they chant about the city destroyed in the sea.
Senses in use
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Mourning utterance in a lament · dominant
In Ezekiel 27:32, the singular construct noun occurs in the phrase describing a dirge lifted up over Tyre; the APB renders the surrounding clause, "And they lifted up a dirge for you in their wailing," before reporting the chant over the destroyed city.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 27:32, the APB presents the surrounding lament with "a dirge" and "their wailing." It does not establish which of those English expressions corresponds specifically to ni.