Isaiah 17:5 Go deeper
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And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 17:5 word 1
כֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ke.'e.Soflike [the] gathering of
Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to gather
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Isaiah 17:5 word 2
קָצִ֣ירka.Tzira harvest of
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 17:5 word 3
קָמָ֔הka.Mahstanding grain
Lemma: קָמָה (qa.mah) · Strong's: H7054
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: standing grain
Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 22:6, Deuteronomy 16:9, Deuteronomy 23:25, Judges 15:5, 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7054; TAHOT Isaiah 17:5 word 4
וּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'Oand arm his
Lemma: זְרוֹעַ (ze.ro.a) · Strong's: H2220
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: arm
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 49:24, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:16, Numbers 6:19, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 5:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2220; TAHOT Isaiah 17:5 word 5
שִׁבֳּלִ֣יםshi.bo.Limears of grain
Lemma: שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת (shib.bol) · Strong's: H7641B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ear
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:22, Genesis 41:23, Genesis 41:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7641B; TAHOT Isaiah 17:5 word 6
יִקְצ֑וֹרyik.Tzorsomeone will reap
Lemma: קָצַר (qa.tsar) · Strong's: H7114B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to reap
Used 32 times. Also: Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:22, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Deuteronomy 24:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7114B; TAHOT Isaiah 17:5 word 7
וְהָיָ֛הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 17:5 word 8
כִּמְלַקֵּ֥טkim.la.Ketlike [one who] gathers
Lemma: לָקַט (la.qat) · Strong's: H3950
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to gather
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:46, Genesis 47:14, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3950; TAHOT Isaiah 17:5 word 9
שִׁבֳּלִ֖יםshi.bo.Limears of grain
Lemma: שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת (shib.bol) · Strong's: H7641B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ear
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:22, Genesis 41:23, Genesis 41:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7641B; TAHOT Isaiah 17:5 word 10
בְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekin [the] valley of
Lemma: עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) · Strong's: H6010P
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: Valley (of Rephaim)
Used 8 times. Also: Joshua 15:8, Joshua 18:16, 2 Samuel 5:18, 2 Samuel 5:22, 2 Samuel 23:13, 1 Chronicles 11:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6010P; TAHOT Isaiah 17:5 word 11
רְפָאִֽים\׃re.fa.'ImRephaim
Lemma: רְפָאִים (re.pha.im) · Strong's: H7497G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNgbpa)
Meaning: (Valley of) Rephaim
Used 8 times. Also: Joshua 15:8, Joshua 18:16, 2 Samuel 5:18, 2 Samuel 5:22, 2 Samuel 23:13, 1 Chronicles 11:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7497G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:5 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| as | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the reaper | → | קָצִיר H7105A harvest |
| gathers | → | אָסַף H0622 to gather |
| the standing grain | → | קָמָה H7054 standing grain |
| and harvests | → | קָצַר H7114B to reap |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the ears | → | שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת H7641B ear |
| with his arm | → | זְרוֹעַ H2220 arm |
| as one gleans | → | לָקַט H3950 to gather |
| heads of grain | → | שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת H7641B ear |
| in the Valley | → | עֵ֫מֶק H6010P Valley (of Rephaim) |
| of Rephaim | → | רְפָאִים H7497G (Valley of) Rephaim |
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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