Isaiah 10:17 Go deeper
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And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 10:17 word 1
אֽוֹר\־'or-[the] light of
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 Isaiah 10:17 word 2
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Isaiah 10:17 word 3
לְאֵ֔שׁle.'Esh<into> a fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Isaiah 10:17 word 4
וּקְדוֹשׁ֖וֹu.ke.do.Shoand holy [one] its
Lemma: קָדוֹשׁ (qa.dosh) · Strong's: H6918G
Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)
Meaning: holy
Used 108 times. Also: Exodus 19:6, Exodus 29:31, Leviticus 6:16, Leviticus 6:26, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 7:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6918G; TAHOT Isaiah 10:17 word 5
לְלֶהָבָ֑הle.le.ha.Vah<into> a flame
Lemma: לֶהָבָה (le.ha.vah) · Strong's: H3852
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: flame
Used 19 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, 1 Samuel 17:7, Psalms 29:7, Psalms 83:14, Psalms 105:32, Psalms 106:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3852; TAHOT Isaiah 10:17 word 6
וּבָעֲרָ֗הu.va.'a.Rahand it will burn
Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to burn: burn
Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 6:12, Numbers 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1197A; TAHOT Isaiah 10:17 word 7
וְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.Lahand it will consume
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Isaiah 10:17 word 8
שִׁית֥וֹshi.Tobush[es] his
Lemma: שַׁ֫יִת (sha.yit) · Strong's: H7898
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: thornbush
Used 7 times. Also: Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 7:23, Isaiah 7:24, Isaiah 7:25, Isaiah 9:18, Isaiah 27:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7898; TAHOT Isaiah 10:17 word 9
וּשְׁמִיר֖וֹu.she.mi.Roand thorn[s] his
Lemma: שָׁמִיר (sha.mir) · Strong's: H8068
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: thorn
Used 11 times. Also: Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 7:23, Isaiah 7:24, Isaiah 7:25, Isaiah 9:18, Isaiah 27:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8068; TAHOT Isaiah 10:17 word 10
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomin a day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 Isaiah 10:17 word 11
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.Chadone
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Isaiah 10:17 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the Light | → | אוֹר H0216 light |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| will become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| and its Holy One | → | קָדוֹשׁ H6918G holy |
| a flame | → | לֶהָבָה H3852 flame |
| In a single | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| it will burn | → | בָּעַר H1197A to burn: burn |
| and devour | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| Assyria’s thorns | → | שַׁ֫יִת H7898 thornbush |
| and thistles | → | שָׁמִיר H8068 thorn |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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