Exodus 15:4 Go deeper

Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. (KJV)

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מַרְכְּבֹ֥תmar.ke.Vot[the] chariots of

Lemma: מֶרְכָּבָה (mer.ka.vah) · Strong's: H4818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: chariot

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 41:43, Genesis 46:29, Exodus 14:25, Joshua 11:6, Joshua 11:9, Judges 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4818; TAHOT Exodus 15:4 word 1

פַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhPharaoh

Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547J

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 118 times. Also: Exodus 3:10, Exodus 3:11, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:22, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547J; TAHOT Exodus 15:4 word 2

וְחֵיל֖וֹve.chei.Loand army his

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A

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

Meaning: strength: soldiers

Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:28, Numbers 31:14, Deuteronomy 11:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT Exodus 15:4 word 3

יָרָ֣הya.Rahhe has thrown

Lemma: יָרָא (ya.ra) · Strong's: H3384A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to shoot

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 19:13, Numbers 21:30, Joshua 18:6, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:36, 1 Samuel 20:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3384A; TAHOT Exodus 15:4 word 4

בַיָּ֑םvai.Yamin the sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

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

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Exodus 15:4 word 5

וּמִבְחַ֥רu.miv.Charand [the] choicest of

Lemma: מִבְחָר (miv.char) · Strong's: H4005

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

Meaning: best

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 23:6, Deuteronomy 12:11, Isaiah 22:7, Isaiah 37:24, Jeremiah 22:7, Jeremiah 48:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4005; TAHOT Exodus 15:4 word 6

שָֽׁלִשָׁ֖יוsha.li.Shavofficers his

Lemma: שָׁלִישׁ (sha.lish) · Strong's: H7991C

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

Meaning: officer

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 14:7, 2 Samuel 23:8, 1 Kings 9:22, 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:17, 2 Kings 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7991C; TAHOT Exodus 15:4 word 7

טֻבְּע֥וּtu.be.'Uthey have been sunk

Lemma: טָבַע (ta.va) · Strong's: H2883

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPp3cp)

Meaning: to sink

Used 10 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:49, Job 38:6, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:14, Proverbs 8:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2883; TAHOT Exodus 15:4 word 8

בְיַם\־ve.yam-in [the] sea of

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

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

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Exodus 15:4 word 9

סֽוּף\׃Sufreed[s]

Lemma: סוּף (suph) · Strong's: H5488G

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Red (Sea)

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 10:19, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 15:22, Exodus 23:31, Numbers 14:25, Numbers 21:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5488G; TAHOT Exodus 15:4 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Pharaoh’s	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547J Pharaoh
chariots	→	מֶרְכָּבָה H4818 chariot
and army	→	חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers
He has cast	→	יָרָא H3384A to shoot
into the sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
the finest	→	מִבְחָר H4005 best
of his officers	→	שָׁלִישׁ H7991C officer
are drowned	→	טָבַע H2883 to sink
in the Red	→	סוּף H5488G Red (Sea)
Sea	→	יָם H3220G sea

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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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