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And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD . (KJV)

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וְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.Tiand I will strike

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 1

בֵית\־veit-[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 2

הַחֹ֖רֶףha.Cho.refthe winter

Lemma: חֹ֫רֶף (cho.reph) · Strong's: H2779

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: autumn

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, Job 29:4, Psalms 74:17, Proverbs 20:4, Jeremiah 36:22, Zechariah 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2779; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 3

עַל\־'al-to

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 4

בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 5

הַקָּ֑יִץha.Ka.yitzthe summer

Lemma: קַ֫יִץ (qa.yits) · Strong's: H7019

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: summer

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, 2 Samuel 16:1, 2 Samuel 16:2, Psalms 32:4, Psalms 74:17, Proverbs 6:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7019; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 6

וְאָבְד֞וּve.'a.ve.Duand they will perish

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 7

בָּתֵּ֣יba.Tei[the] houses of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 8

הַשֵּׁ֗ןha.Shen<the> ivory

Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: tooth: ivory

Used 10 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:18, 1 Kings 22:39, 2 Chronicles 9:17, Psalms 45:8, Song of Solomon 5:14, Song of Solomon 7:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127H; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 9

וְסָפ֛וּve.sa.Fuand people will snatch away

Lemma: סָפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H5595

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to snatch

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Numbers 16:26, Numbers 32:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5595; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 10

בָּתִּ֥יםba.Timhouses

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 11

רַבִּ֖יםra.Bimgreat

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 12

נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance of

Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: utterance

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 13

יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Amos 3:15 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I will tear down	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
the winter	→	חֹ֫רֶף H2779 autumn
house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
along with	→	עַל H5921A upon
the summer	→	קַ֫יִץ H7019 summer
house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
the houses	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
of ivory	→	שֵׁן H8127H tooth: ivory
will also perish	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
and the great	→	רַב H7227A many
houses	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
will come to an end	→	סָפָה H5595 to snatch
declares	→	נְאֻם H5002 utterance
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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