Amos 5:20 Go deeper

Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? (KJV)

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הֲלֹא\־ha.lo'-¿ not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Amos 5:20 word 1

חֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekh[be] darkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

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

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Amos 5:20 word 2

י֥וֹםYom[will] [the] day of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Amos 5:20 word 3

יְהוָ֖הYah.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 5:20 word 4

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Amos 5:20 word 5

א֑וֹר'orlight

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Amos 5:20 word 6

וְאָפֵ֖לve.'a.Feland gloomy

Lemma: אָפֵל (a.phel) · Strong's: H0651

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

Meaning: gloom

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0651; TAHOT Amos 5:20 word 7

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Amos 5:20 word 8

נֹ֥גַֽהּNo.gahbrightness

Lemma: נֹ֫גַהּ (no.gah) · Strong's: H5051

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

Meaning: brightness

Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:13, 2 Samuel 23:4, Psalms 18:12, Proverbs 4:18, Isaiah 4:5, Isaiah 50:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5051; TAHOT Amos 5:20 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
the Day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
be darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
and not	→	לֹא H3808 not
light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
even gloom	→	אָפֵל H0651 gloom
with no	→	לֹא H3808 not
brightness	→	נֹ֫גַהּ H5051 brightness
in it	→

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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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