Isaiah 17:1 Go deeper

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. (KJV)

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מַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'[the] oracle of

Lemma: מַשָּׂא (mas.sa) · Strong's: H4853B

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

Meaning: oracle

Used 28 times. Also: 2 Kings 9:25, 2 Chronicles 24:27, Isaiah 13:1, Isaiah 14:28, Isaiah 15:1, Isaiah 19:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4853B; TAHOT Isaiah 17:1 word 1

דַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekDamascus

Lemma: דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק (dam.me.seq) · Strong's: H1834

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Damascus

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 15:2, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 1 Kings 11:24, 1 Kings 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1834; TAHOT Isaiah 17:1 word 2

הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehthere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Isaiah 17:1 word 3

דַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekDamascus

Lemma: דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק (dam.me.seq) · Strong's: H1834

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Damascus

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 15:2, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 1 Kings 11:24, 1 Kings 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1834; TAHOT Isaiah 17:1 word 4

מוּסָ֣רmu.Sar[is] about to be removed

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVHsmsa)

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Isaiah 17:1 word 5

מֵעִ֔ירme.'Irfrom a city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

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

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Isaiah 17:1 word 6

וְהָיְתָ֖הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 17:1 word 7

מְעִ֥יme.'Ia ruin of

Lemma: מְעִי (me.i) · Strong's: H4596

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

Meaning: heap

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4596; TAHOT Isaiah 17:1 word 8

מַפָּלָֽה\׃ma.pa.Laha ruin

Lemma: מַפָּלָה (map.pa.lah) · Strong's: H4654A

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

Meaning: ruin

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4654A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:1 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

[This is] the burden	→	מַשָּׂא H4853B oracle
against Damascus	→	דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק H1834 Damascus
Behold	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
Damascus	→	דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק H1834 Damascus
is no longer	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
a city	→	עִיר H5892B city
it has become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a heap	→	מְעִי H4596 heap
of ruins	→	מַפָּלָה H4654A ruin

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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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