Isaiah 14:5 Go deeper
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The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. (KJV)
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שָׁבַ֥רsha.Varhe has broken
Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to break
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Isaiah 14:5 word 1
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 14:5 word 2
מַטֵּ֣הma.Teh[the] staff of
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe: rod
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Isaiah 14:5 word 3
רְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Isaiah 14:5 word 4
שֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vet[the] scepter of
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe: staff
Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 21:20, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 24:17, Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626G; TAHOT Isaiah 14:5 word 5
מֹשְׁלִֽים\׃mo.she.Limrulers
Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to rule
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Isaiah 14:5 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| has broken | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| the staff | → | מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod |
| of the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| the scepter | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626G tribe: staff |
| of the rulers | → | מָשַׁל H4910 to rule |
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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