Isaiah 11:5 Go deeper

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. (KJV)

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וְהָ֥יָהve.Ha.yahand it will be

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 11:5 word 1

צֶ֖דֶקTze.dekrighteousness

Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G

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

Meaning: righteousness

Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Isaiah 11:5 word 2

אֵז֣וֹר'e.Zor[the] waistband of

Lemma: אֵזוֹר (e.zor) · Strong's: H0232

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

Meaning: girdle

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Kings 1:8, Job 12:18, Isaiah 5:27, Jeremiah 13:1, Jeremiah 13:2, Jeremiah 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0232; TAHOT Isaiah 11:5 word 3

מָתְנָ֑יוma.te.Navhips his

Lemma: מׇתְנַ֫יִם (mo.ten) · Strong's: H4975

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: loin

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Exodus 12:11, Exodus 28:42, Deuteronomy 33:11, 2 Samuel 20:8, 1 Kings 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4975; TAHOT Isaiah 11:5 word 4

וְהָאֱמוּנָ֖הve.ha.'e.mu.Nahand <the> faithfulness

Lemma: אֱמוּנָה (e.mu.nah) · Strong's: H0530

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

Meaning: faithfulness

Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 17:12, Deuteronomy 32:4, 1 Samuel 26:23, 2 Kings 12:15, 2 Kings 22:7, 1 Chronicles 9:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0530; TAHOT Isaiah 11:5 word 5

אֵז֥וֹר'e.Zor[the] waistband of

Lemma: אֵזוֹר (e.zor) · Strong's: H0232

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

Meaning: girdle

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Kings 1:8, Job 12:18, Isaiah 5:27, Jeremiah 13:1, Jeremiah 13:2, Jeremiah 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0232; TAHOT Isaiah 11:5 word 6

חֲלָצָֽיו\׃cha.la.Tzavloins his

Lemma: חָלָץ (cha.lats) · Strong's: H2504

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: loin

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 35:11, 1 Kings 8:19, 2 Chronicles 6:9, Job 38:3, Job 40:7, Isaiah 5:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2504; TAHOT Isaiah 11:5 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Righteousness	→	צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness
will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
the belt	→	אֵזוֹר H0232 girdle
around His hips	→	מׇתְנַ֫יִם H4975 loin
and faithfulness	→	אֱמוּנָה H0530 faithfulness
the sash	→	אֵזוֹר H0232 girdle
around His waist	→	חָלָץ H2504 loin

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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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