Lament

Lament - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

LAMENT', v.i. [L. lamentor.]

1. To mourn; to grieve; to weep or wail; to express sorrow.

Jeremiah lamented for Josiah. 2 Chr 35.

2. To regret deeply; to feel sorrow.

LAMENT', v.t. To bewail; to mourn for; to bemoan; to deplore.

One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes.

LAMENT', n. [L. lamentum.] Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a weeping.

Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage.

[This noun is used chiefly or solely in poetry.]

Lamentation - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

(Heb. qinah), an elegy or dirge. The first example of this form of poetry is the lament of David over Saul and Jonathan (2 Sam. 1:17-27). It was a frequent accompaniment of mourning (Amos 8:10). In 2 Sam. 3:33, 34 is recorded David's lament over Abner. Prophecy sometimes took the form of a lament when it predicted calamity (Ezek. 27:2, 32; 28:12; 32:2, 16).

Lamentation - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

LAMENTA'TION, n. [L. lamentatio.]

1. Expression of sorrow; cries of grief; the act of bewailing.

In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping. Mat 2.

2. In the plural, a book of Scripture, containing the lamentations of Jeremiah.

la-ment'.

See MUSIC.

lam-en-ta'-shun.

See BURIAL, III, 2; IV, 4, 5, 6.

Definition

The terms “lament” and “lamentation” refer to a strong expression of mourning, sorrow, or grief.

• Sometimes this includes deep regret for sin, or compassion for people who have experienced disaster.
• A lamentation could include moaning, weeping, or wailing.

Translation Suggestions

• The term to “lament” could be translated as to “deeply mourn” or to “wail in grief” or to “be sorrowful.”
• A “lamentation” (or a “lament”) could be translated as “loud wailing and weeping” or “deep sorrow” or “sorrowful sobbing” or “mournful moaning.”

Bible References

• Amos 8:9-10
• Ezekiel 32:1-2
• Jeremiah 22:18
• Job 27:15-17
• Lamentations 2:5
• Lamentations 2:8
• Micah 2:4
• Psalm 102:1-2
• Zechariah 11:2

Word Data

• Strong’s: H0056, H0421, H0578, H0592, H1058, H4553, H5091, H5092, H5594, H6088, H6969, H7015, H8567, G23540, G23550, G28700, G28750