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For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 15:8 word 1
הִקִּ֥יפָהhi.Ki.fahit has gone around
Lemma: נָקַף (na.qaph) · Strong's: H5362B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhp3fs)
Meaning: to surround
Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 19:27, Joshua 6:3, Joshua 6:11, 1 Kings 7:24, 2 Kings 6:14, 2 Kings 11:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5362B; TAHOT Isaiah 15:8 word 2
הַזְּעָקָ֖הha.ze.'a.Kahthe cry
Lemma: זְעָקָה (ze.a.qah) · Strong's: H2201
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: outcry
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 18:20, Nehemiah 5:6, Nehemiah 9:9, Esther 4:1, Esther 9:31, Job 16:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2201; TAHOT Isaiah 15:8 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 15:8 word 4
גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] territory of
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: area
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT Isaiah 15:8 word 5
מוֹאָ֑בmo.'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 15:8 word 6
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 15:8 word 7
אֶגְלַ֙יִם֙'eg.La.yimEglaim
Lemma: אֶגְלַ֫יִם (eg.la.yim) · Strong's: H0097
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Eglaim
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0097; TAHOT Isaiah 15:8 word 8
יִלְלָתָ֔הּyi.la.Tahwailing its
Lemma: יְלָלָה (ye.la.lah) · Strong's: H3215
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wailing
Used 5 times. Also: Jeremiah 25:36, Zephaniah 1:10, Zechariah 11:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3215; TAHOT Isaiah 15:8 word 9
וּבְאֵ֥רu.ve.'Erand Beer
Lemma: בְּאֵר אֵילִים (be.er e.lim) · Strong's: H0879
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Beer-elim
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0879; TAHOT Isaiah 15:8 word 10
אֵילִ֖ים'ei.LimElim
Lemma: בְּאֵר אֵילִים (be.er e.lim) · Strong's: H0879
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Beer-elim
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0879; TAHOT Isaiah 15:8 word 11
יִלְלָתָֽהּ\׃yi.la.Tahwailing its
Lemma: יְלָלָה (ye.la.lah) · Strong's: H3215
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wailing
Used 5 times. Also: Jeremiah 25:36, Zephaniah 1:10, Zechariah 11:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3215; TAHOT Isaiah 15:8 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| their outcry | → | זְעָקָה H2201 outcry |
| echoes | → | נָקַף H5362B to surround |
| to the border | → | גְּבוּל H1366H border: area |
| of Moab | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
| . . . | → | עַד H5704 till |
| Their wailing | → | יְלָלָה H3215 wailing |
| reaches Eglaim | → | אֶגְלַ֫יִם H0097 Eglaim |
| [it is heard] | → | יְלָלָה H3215 wailing |
| in Beer-elim | → | בְּאֵר אֵילִים H0879 Beer-elim |
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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