- *ʿārê*
- common feminine plural construct noun - cities of
- *qodšᵊkā*
- common masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your holiness/sanctuary
- *hāyû*
- Qal perfect 3rd person plural - they were/became
- *midbār*
- common masculine singular noun - wilderness/desert
- *ṣiyyôn*
- proper noun - Zion
- *hāyātāh*
- Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she was/became
- *yᵊrûšālaim*
- proper noun - Jerusalem
- *šᵊmāmāh*
- common feminine singular noun - desolation