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Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. (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 16:9 word 1
כֵּ֡ןken-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 16:9 word 2
אֶבְכֶּ֞ה'ev.KehI weep
Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to weep
Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 37:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1058; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 3
בִּבְכִ֤יbiv.Khiwith [the] weeping of
Lemma: בְּכִי (be.khi) · Strong's: H1065
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 16:9 word 4
יַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerJazer
Lemma: יַעְזֵר (ya.a.zer) · Strong's: H3270G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jazer
Used 12 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:3, Numbers 32:35, Joshua 13:25, Joshua 21:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3270G; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 5
גֶּ֣פֶןGe.fen[the] vine[s] of
Lemma: גֶּ֫פֶן (ge.phen) · Strong's: H1612
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: vine
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:10, Genesis 49:11, Numbers 6:4, Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1612; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 6
שִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahSibmah
Lemma: שְׂבָם (se.vam) · Strong's: H7643H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sibmah
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 32:38, Joshua 13:19, Isaiah 16:8, Jeremiah 48:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7643H; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 7
אֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙'a.rai.Ya.vekhI water abundantly you
Lemma: רָוָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7301
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)
Meaning: to quench
Used 14 times. Also: Psalms 36:8, Psalms 65:10, Proverbs 5:19, Proverbs 7:18, Proverbs 11:25, Isaiah 34:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7301; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 8
דִּמְעָתִ֔יdim.'a.Titear[s] my
Lemma: דִּמְעָה (dim.ah) · Strong's: H1832
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: tears
Used 23 times. Also: 2 Kings 20:5, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 39:12, Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8, Psalms 80:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1832; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 9
חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonO Heshbon
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 16:9 word 10
וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'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 15:4, Jeremiah 48:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0500; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 11
כִּ֧יkifor
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 16:9 word 12
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 16:9 word 13
קֵיצֵ֛ךְkei.Tzekhsummer fruit your
Lemma: קַ֫יִץ (qa.yits) · Strong's: H7019
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: summer
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, 2 Samuel 16:1, 2 Samuel 16:2, Psalms 32:4, Psalms 74:17, Proverbs 6:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7019; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 14
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and 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 16:9 word 15
קְצִירֵ֖ךְke.tzi.Rekhharvest your
Lemma: קָצִיר (qa.tsir) · Strong's: H7105A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: harvest
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 45:6, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:21, Exodus 34:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7105A; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 16
הֵידָ֥דhei.Dadshouting
Lemma: הֵידָד (he.dad) · Strong's: H1959
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: shout
Used 7 times. Also: Isaiah 16:10, Jeremiah 25:30, Jeremiah 48:33, Jeremiah 51:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1959; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 17
נָפָֽל\׃na.Falit has fallen
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Isaiah 16:9 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| I weep | → | בָּכָה H1058 to weep |
| . . . | → | בְּכִי H1065 weeping |
| with Jazer | → | יַעְזֵר H3270G Jazer |
| for the vines | → | גֶּ֫פֶן H1612 vine |
| of Sibmah | → | שְׂבָם H7643H Sibmah |
| I drench | → | רָוָה H7301 to quench |
| Heshbon | → | חֶשְׁבּוֹן H2809 Heshbon |
| and Elealeh | → | אֶלְעָלֵא H0500 Elealeh |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| with my tears | → | דִּמְעָה H1832 tears |
| Triumphant shouts | → | הֵידָד H1959 shout |
| have fallen silent | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| your summer fruit | → | קַ֫יִץ H7019 summer |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and your harvest | → | קָצִיר H7105A harvest |
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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