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Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh. (KJV)
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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 16:11 word 1
כֵּן֙ken-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 16:11 word 2
מֵעַ֣יme.'Aiinward parts my
Lemma: מֵעֶה (me.eh) · Strong's: H4578
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: belly
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 25:23, Numbers 5:22, Ruth 1:11, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 16:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4578; TAHOT Isaiah 16:11 word 3
לְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'Avfor Moab
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 16:11 word 4
כַּכִּנּ֖וֹרka.ki.Norlike <the> harp
Lemma: כִּנּוֹר (kin.nor) · Strong's: H3658
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lyre
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 31:27, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3658; TAHOT Isaiah 16:11 word 5
יֶֽהֱמ֑וּye.he.Muthey make a sound
Lemma: הָמָה (ha.mah) · Strong's: H1993
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to roar
Used 34 times. Also: 1 Kings 1:41, Psalms 39:6, Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 43:5, Psalms 46:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1993; TAHOT Isaiah 16:11 word 6
וְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.Biand inner being my
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: inner parts
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 12:9, Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:17, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130H; TAHOT Isaiah 16:11 word 7
לְקִ֥ירle.Kirfor Kir
Lemma: קִיר חֶרֶשׂ (qir che.re.s) · Strong's: H7025
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Kir-hareseth
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 3:25, Isaiah 16:7, Jeremiah 48:31, Jeremiah 48:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7025; TAHOT Isaiah 16:11 word 8
חָֽרֶשׂ\׃Cha.resHeres
Lemma: קִיר חֶרֶשׂ (qir che.re.s) · Strong's: H7025
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Kir-hareseth
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 3:25, Isaiah 16:7, Jeremiah 48:31, Jeremiah 48:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7025; TAHOT Isaiah 16:11 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| my heart | → | מֵעֶה H4578 belly |
| laments | → | הָמָה H1993 to roar |
| for Moab | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
| like a harp | → | כִּנּוֹר H3658 lyre |
| my inmost being | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130H entrails: inner parts |
| for Kir-heres | → | קִיר חֶרֶשׂ H7025 Kir-hareseth |
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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