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He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off. (KJV)

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עָלָ֨ה'a.Lahit has gone up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 1

הַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitthe house

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

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 15:2 word 2

וְדִיבֹ֛ןve.di.Vonand Dibon

Lemma: דִּיבֹן, דִּימוֹן (di.von) · Strong's: H1769G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Dibon

Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 21:30, Numbers 32:3, Numbers 32:34, Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:17, Jeremiah 48:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1769G; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 3

הַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.Motthe high places

Lemma: בָּמָה (ba.mah) · Strong's: H1116

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: high place

Used 99 times. Also: Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 21:28, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 33:29, 1 Samuel 9:12, 1 Samuel 9:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1116; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 4

לְבֶ֑כִיle.Ve.khifor weeping

Lemma: בְּכִי (be.khi) · Strong's: H1065

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

Meaning: weeping

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 45:2, Deuteronomy 34:8, Judges 21:2, 2 Samuel 13:36, 2 Kings 20:3, Ezra 3:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1065; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 5

עַל\־'al-on

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 15:2 word 6

נְב֞וֹne.VoNebo

Lemma: נְבוֹ (ne.vo) · Strong's: H5015A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Nebo

Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 32:3, Numbers 32:38, Numbers 33:47, 1 Chronicles 5:8, Jeremiah 48:1, Jeremiah 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5015A; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 7

וְעַ֤לve.'Aland on

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 15:2 word 8

מֵֽידְבָא֙mei.de.Va'Medeba

Lemma: מֵידְבָא (me.de.va) · Strong's: H4311

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Medeba

Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 21:30, Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16, 1 Chronicles 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4311; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 9

מוֹאָ֣בmo.'AvMoab

Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Moab

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 10

יְיֵלִ֔ילye.ye.Lilit is wailing

Lemma: יָלַל (ya.lal) · Strong's: H3213

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to wail

Used 29 times. Also: Isaiah 13:6, Isaiah 14:31, Isaiah 15:3, Isaiah 16:7, Isaiah 23:1, Isaiah 23:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3213; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 11

בְּכָל\־be.khol[is] on all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 12

רֹאשָׁ֣יוro.Shavheads its

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 13

קָרְחָ֔הka.re.Chahbaldness

Lemma: קׇרְחָה (qor.chah) · Strong's: H7144

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

Meaning: bald spot

Used 11 times. Also: Leviticus 21:5, Deuteronomy 14:1, Isaiah 3:24, Isaiah 22:12, Jeremiah 47:5, Jeremiah 48:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7144; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 14

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 15

זָקָ֖ןza.Kanbeard

Lemma: זָקָן (za.qan) · Strong's: H2206

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

Meaning: beard

Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 13:29, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 14:9, Leviticus 19:27, Leviticus 21:5, 1 Samuel 17:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2206; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 16

גְּרוּעָֽה\׃ge.ru.'Ah[is] diminished

Lemma: גָּרַע (ga.ra) · Strong's: H1639

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)

Meaning: to dimish

Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:11, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 21:10, Leviticus 27:18, Numbers 9:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1639; TAHOT Isaiah 15:2 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

Dibon	→	דִּיבֹן, דִּימוֹן H1769G Dibon
goes up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
to its temple	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
to weep	→	בְּכִי H1065 weeping
at its high places	→	בָּמָה H1116 high place
Moab	→	מוֹאָב H4124G Moab
wails	→	יָלַל H3213 to wail
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
Nebo	→	נְבוֹ H5015A Nebo
as well as over	→	עַל H5921A upon
Medeba	→	מֵידְבָא H4311 Medeba
Every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
is shaved	→	קׇרְחָה H7144 bald spot
every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
beard	→	זָקָן H2206 beard
is cut off	→	גָּרַע H1639 to dimish

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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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