Isaiah 13:21 Go deeper
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But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. (KJV)
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וְרָבְצוּ\־ve.ra.ve.tzu-and they will lie down
Lemma: רָבַץ (ra.vats) · Strong's: H7257
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 49:9, Genesis 49:14, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 23:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7257; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 1
שָׁ֣םshamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 2
צִיִּ֔יםtzi.Yimdesert-dwellers
Lemma: צִי (tsiy.yi) · Strong's: H6728
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wild beast
Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 72:9, Psalms 74:14, Isaiah 23:13, Isaiah 34:14, Jeremiah 50:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6728; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 3
וּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'Uand they will be full
Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to fill
Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 4
בָתֵּיהֶ֖םva.tei.Hemhouses their
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 5
אֹחִ֑ים'o.Chimjackals
Lemma: אֹחַ (o.ach) · Strong's: H0255
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: howling animal
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0255; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 6
וְשָׁ֤כְנוּve.Sha.khe.nuand they will dwell
Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 7
שָׁם֙shamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 8
בְּנ֣וֹתbe.Notdaughters of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 9
יַֽעֲנָ֔הya.'a.Nahan ostrich
Lemma: יַעֲנָה (ya.a.nah) · Strong's: H3284
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: ostrich
Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15, Job 30:29, Isaiah 34:13, Isaiah 43:20, Jeremiah 50:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3284; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 10
וּשְׂעִירִ֖יםu.se.'i.Rimand goats
Lemma: שָׂעִיר (sa.ir) · Strong's: H8163C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: satyr
Used 4 times. Also: Leviticus 17:7, 2 Chronicles 11:15, Isaiah 34:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8163C; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 11
יְרַקְּדוּ\־ye.ra.ke.du-they will leap about
Lemma: רָקַד (ra.qad) · Strong's: H7540
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
Meaning: to skip about
Used 9 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 15:29, Job 21:11, Psalms 29:6, Psalms 114:4, Psalms 114:6, Ecclesiastes 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7540; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 12
שָֽׁם\׃Shamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Isaiah 13:21 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But desert creatures | → | צִי H6728 wild beast |
| will lie down | → | רָבַץ H7257 to stretch |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| and howling creatures | → | אֹחַ H0255 howling animal |
| will fill | → | מָלֵא H4390 to fill |
| her houses | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| Ostriches | → | יַעֲנָה H3284 ostrich |
| will dwell | → | שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| and wild goats | → | שָׂעִיר H8163C satyr |
| will leap about | → | רָקַד H7540 to skip about |
| . . . | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
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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