Isaiah 17:3 Go deeper
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The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts. (KJV)
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וְנִשְׁבַּ֤תve.nish.Batand it will cease
Lemma: שָׁבַת (sha.vat) · Strong's: H7673A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
Meaning: to cease
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:22, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7673A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 1
מִבְצָר֙miv.Tzarfortress
Lemma: מִבְצָר (miv.tsar) · Strong's: H4013
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fortification
Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 13:19, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:36, Joshua 10:20, Joshua 19:29, Joshua 19:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4013; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 2
מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimfrom Ephraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 3
וּמַמְלָכָ֥הu.mam.la.Khahand kingship
Lemma: מַמְלָכָה (mam.la.khah) · Strong's: H4467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 20:9, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4467; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 4
מִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekfrom Damascus
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 17:3 word 5
וּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'Arand [the] remnant of
Lemma: שְׁאָר (she.ar) · Strong's: H7605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: remnant
Used 26 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 11:8, 1 Chronicles 16:41, 2 Chronicles 9:29, 2 Chronicles 24:14, Ezra 3:8, Ezra 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7605; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 6
אֲרָ֑ם'a.RamAram
Lemma: אֲרָם (a.ram) · Strong's: H0758I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Syria
Used 120 times. Also: Judges 10:6, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 10:6, 2 Samuel 10:8, 2 Samuel 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0758I; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 7
כִּכְב֤וֹדkikh.Vodlike [the] glory of
Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: glory
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 8
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 9
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 10
יִֽהְי֔וּyih.Yuthey will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 17:3 word 11
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance of
Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: utterance
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 12
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 13
צְבָאֽוֹת\׃\ \סtze.va.'otof hosts
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: Hosts
Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Isaiah 17:3 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The fortress | → | מִבְצָר H4013 fortification |
| will disappear | → | שָׁבַת H7673A to cease |
| from Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| and the sovereignty | → | מַמְלָכָה H4467 kingdom |
| from Damascus | → | דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק H1834 Damascus |
| The remnant | → | שְׁאָר H7605 remnant |
| of Aram | → | אֲרָם H0758I Syria |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| like the splendor | → | כָּבוֹד H3519 glory |
| of the Israelites | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| declares | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| of Hosts | → | צָבָא H6635B Hosts |
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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