Isaiah 11:8 Go deeper
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And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. (KJV)
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וְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥עve.shi.'a.Sha'and he will play
Lemma: שָׁעַע (sha.a) · Strong's: H8173B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
Meaning: to delight
Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 94:19, Psalms 119:16, Psalms 119:47, Psalms 119:70, Isaiah 66:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8173B; TAHOT Isaiah 11:8 word 1
יוֹנֵ֖קyo.Neka suckling-child
Lemma: יָנַק (ya.naq) · Strong's: H3243J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: to suckle
Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 11:12, Deuteronomy 32:25, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 22:19, Psalms 8:2, Song of Solomon 8:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3243J; TAHOT Isaiah 11:8 word 2
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 11:8 word 3
חֻ֣רchur[the] hole of
Lemma: חֻר (chur) · Strong's: H2352
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: cavern
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2352; TAHOT Isaiah 11:8 word 4
פָּ֑תֶןPa.tena cobra
Lemma: פֶּ֫תֶן (pe.ten) · Strong's: H6620
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cobra
Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:33, Job 20:14, Job 20:16, Psalms 58:4, Psalms 91:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6620; TAHOT Isaiah 11:8 word 5
וְעַל֙ve.'Aland over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 11:8 word 6
מְאוּרַ֣תme.'u.Rat[the] nest of
Lemma: מְאוּרָה (me.u.rah) · Strong's: H3975
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: hole
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3975; TAHOT Isaiah 11:8 word 7
צִפְעוֹנִ֔יtzif.'o.Nia viper
Lemma: צִפְעוֹנִי (tsiph.o.ni) · Strong's: H6848B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: serpent
Used 4 times. Also: Proverbs 23:32, Isaiah 59:5, Jeremiah 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6848B; TAHOT Isaiah 11:8 word 8
גָּמ֖וּלga.Mula weaned [child]
Lemma: גָּמַל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1580
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to wean
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 21:8, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17, Numbers 17:8, Deuteronomy 32:6, 1 Samuel 1:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1580; TAHOT Isaiah 11:8 word 9
יָד֥וֹya.Dohand his
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 Isaiah 11:8 word 10
הָדָֽה\׃ha.Dahhe will put out
Lemma: הָדָה (ha.dah) · Strong's: H1911
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to stretch out
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1911; TAHOT Isaiah 11:8 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The infant | → | יָנַק H3243J to suckle |
| will play | → | שָׁעַע H8173B to delight |
| by | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the cobra’s | → | פֶּ֫תֶן H6620 cobra |
| den | → | חֻר H2352 cavern |
| and the toddler | → | גָּמַל H1580 to wean |
| will reach | → | הָדָה H1911 to stretch out |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| into | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the viper’s | → | צִפְעוֹנִי H6848B serpent |
| nest | → | מְאוּרָה H3975 hole |
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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