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And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him. (KJV)
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וַתִּזְעַ֤קva.tiz.'Akand it has cried out
Lemma: זָעַק (za.aq) · Strong's: H2199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to cry out
Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 2:23, Joshua 8:16, Judges 3:9, Judges 3:15, Judges 4:10, Judges 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2199; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 1
חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙chesh.bOnHeshbon
Lemma: חֶשְׁבּוֹן (chesh.bon) · Strong's: H2809
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Heshbon
Used 38 times. Also: Numbers 21:25, Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:27, Numbers 21:28, Numbers 21:30, Numbers 21:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2809; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 2
וְאֶלְעָלֵ֔הve.'el.'a.Lehand Elealeh
Lemma: אֶלְעָלֵא (el.a.le) · Strong's: H0500
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Elealeh
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 32:3, Numbers 32:37, Isaiah 16:9, Jeremiah 48:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0500; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 3
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 4
יַ֖הַץYa.hatzJahaz
Lemma: יַ֫הַץה (ya.hats) · Strong's: H3096
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jahaz
Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 21:23, Deuteronomy 2:32, Joshua 13:18, Judges 11:20, 1 Chronicles 6:78, Jeremiah 48:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3096; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 5
נִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'it has been heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 6
קוֹלָ֑םko.Lamvoice their
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 7
עַל\־'al-there-
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 15:4 word 8
כֵּ֗ןKen-fore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 9
חֲלֻצֵ֤יcha.lu.Tzei[the] armed [men] of
Lemma: חָלַץ (cha.lats) · Strong's: H2502B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqsmpc)
Meaning: to arm
Used 21 times. Also: Numbers 31:3, Numbers 31:5, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:20, Numbers 32:21, Numbers 32:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2502B; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 10
מוֹאָב֙mo.'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 15:4 word 11
יָרִ֔יעוּya.Ri.'uthey are shouting
Lemma: רוּעַ (ru.a) · Strong's: H7321
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)
Meaning: to shout
Used 44 times. Also: Numbers 10:7, Numbers 10:9, Joshua 6:5, Joshua 6:10, Joshua 6:16, Joshua 6:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7321; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 12
נַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.Shobeing its
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 13
יָ֥רְעָהYa.re.'ahit is trembling
Lemma: יָרַע (ya.ra) · Strong's: H3415
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: be ill
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3415; TAHOT Isaiah 15:4 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Heshbon | → | חֶשְׁבּוֹן H2809 Heshbon |
| and Elealeh | → | אֶלְעָלֵא H0500 Elealeh |
| cry out | → | זָעַק H2199 to cry out |
| their voices | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| are heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| as far as | → | עַד H5704 till |
| Jahaz | → | יַ֫הַץה H3096 Jahaz |
| Therefore | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| the soldiers | → | חָלַץ H2502B to arm |
| of Moab | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
| cry out | → | רוּעַ H7321 to shout |
| their souls | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| tremble | → | יָרַע H3415 be ill |
| within | → |
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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