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Desolation Described: Prepositions, Relative Clauses, and Poetic Imagery in Lamentations 5:18

Lamentations 5:18 עַ֤ל הַר־צִיֹּון֙ שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔ם שׁוּעָלִ֖ים הִלְּכוּ־בֹֽו׃ Desolation’s Location: עַל הַר־צִיּוֹן עַל (“upon”) is a preposition introducing the place affected. הַר־צִיּוֹן — “Mount Tsiyon (Zion),” a construct phrase with the article prefixed to הַר (“mountain”) and bound to צִיּוֹן (Zion) … Continue reading

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