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And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.Kachand she took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 1

מִרְיָ֨םmir.YamMiriam

Lemma: מִרְיָם (mir.yam) · Strong's: H4813G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Miriam

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 15:21, Numbers 12:1, Numbers 12:4, Numbers 12:5, Numbers 12:10, Numbers 12:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4813G; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 2

הַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'Ahthe prophetess

Lemma: נְבִיאָה (ne.vi.ah) · Strong's: H5031

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

Meaning: prophetess

Used 6 times. Also: Judges 4:4, 2 Kings 22:14, 2 Chronicles 34:22, Nehemiah 6:14, Isaiah 8:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5031; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 3

אֲח֧וֹת'a.Chot[the] sister of

Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sister

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 4

אַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonAaron

Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Aaron

Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 5

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 6

הַתֹּ֖ףha.Tofthe tambourine

Lemma: תֹּף (toph) · Strong's: H8596

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

Meaning: tambourine

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Judges 11:34, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Chronicles 13:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8596; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 7

בְּיָדָ֑הּbe.ya.Dahin hand her

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 8

וַתֵּצֶ֤אןָva.te.Tze.naand they went out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 9

כָֽל\־khol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 10

הַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.Shimthe women

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

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

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 11

אַחֲרֶ֔יהָ'a.cha.Rei.habehind her

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 12

בְּתֻפִּ֖יםbe.tu.Pimwith tambourines

Lemma: תֹּף (toph) · Strong's: H8596

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

Meaning: tambourine

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Judges 11:34, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Chronicles 13:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8596; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 13

וּבִמְחֹלֹֽת\׃u.vim.cho.Lotand with dancing

Lemma: מְחוֹלָה (me.cho.lah) · Strong's: H4246

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: dance

Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 32:19, Judges 11:34, Judges 21:21, 1 Samuel 18:6, 1 Samuel 21:11, 1 Samuel 29:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4246; TAHOT Exodus 15:20 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Then Miriam	→	מִרְיָם H4813G Miriam
the prophetess	→	נְבִיאָה H5031 prophetess
Aaron’s	→	אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
sister	→	אָחוֹת H0269 sister
took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
a tambourine	→	תֹּף H8596 tambourine
in her hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
and all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the women	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
. . .	→	אַחַר H0310A after
followed her	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
with tambourines	→	תֹּף H8596 tambourine
and dancing	→	מְחוֹלָה H4246 dance

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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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