Isaiah 17:12 Go deeper
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Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! (KJV)
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ה֗וֹיHowoe to!
Lemma: הוֹי (hoy) · Strong's: H1945
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: woe!
Used 51 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1945; TAHOT Isaiah 17:12 word 1
הֲמוֹן֙ha.mOn[the] tumult of
Lemma: הָמוֹן (ha.mon) · Strong's: H1995A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: crowd
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 17:4, Genesis 17:5, Judges 4:7, 1 Samuel 4:14, 1 Samuel 14:16, 1 Samuel 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1995A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:12 word 2
עַמִּ֣ים'a.Mimpeoples
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:12 word 3
רַבִּ֔יםra.Bimmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:12 word 4
כַּהֲמ֥וֹתka.ha.Motas roar
Lemma: הָמָה (ha.mah) · Strong's: H1993
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 17:12 word 5
יַמִּ֖יםya.Mim[the] seas
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:12 word 6
יֶהֱמָי֑וּןye.he.ma.Yunthey roar !
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 17:12 word 7
וּשְׁא֣וֹןu.she.'onand [the] uproar of
Lemma: שָׁאוֹן (sha.on) · Strong's: H7588
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: roar
Used 18 times. Also: Psalms 40:2, Psalms 65:7, Psalms 74:23, Isaiah 5:14, Isaiah 13:4, Isaiah 17:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7588; TAHOT Isaiah 17:12 word 8
לְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.Mimnations
Lemma: לְאֹם (le.om) · Strong's: H3816
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 44:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3816; TAHOT Isaiah 17:12 word 9
כִּשְׁא֛וֹןkish.'onlike [the] uproar of
Lemma: שָׁאוֹן (sha.on) · Strong's: H7588
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: roar
Used 18 times. Also: Psalms 40:2, Psalms 65:7, Psalms 74:23, Isaiah 5:14, Isaiah 13:4, Isaiah 17:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7588; TAHOT Isaiah 17:12 word 10
מַ֥יִםMa.yimwaters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:12 word 11
כַּבִּירִ֖יםka.bi.Rimmighty
יִשָּׁאֽוּן\׃yi.sha.'Unthey are in an uproar !
Lemma: שָׁאָה (sha.ah) · Strong's: H7582
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to crash
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:25, Isaiah 6:11, Isaiah 17:13, Isaiah 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7582; TAHOT Isaiah 17:12 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Alas | → | הוֹי H1945 woe! |
| the tumult | → | הָמוֹן H1995A crowd |
| of many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| peoples | → | עַם H5971A people |
| they rage | → | הָמָה H1993 to roar |
| like the roaring | → | הָמָה H1993 to roar |
| seas | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| and clamoring | → | שָׁאוֹן H7588 roar |
| nations | → | לְאֹם H3816 people |
| they rumble | → | שָׁאוֹן H7588 roar |
| like the crashing | → | שָׁאָה H7582 to crash |
| of mighty | → | כַּבִּיר H3524 mighty |
| waters | → | מַי H4325G water |
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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