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Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? (KJV)
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אַךְ\־'akh-[are] only
Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: surely
Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 1
אֱוִלִים֙'e.vi.Limfools
Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: fool(ish)
Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Job 5:3, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 2
שָׂ֣רֵיSa.rei[the] officials of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 3
צֹ֔עַןTzo.'anZoan
Lemma: צֹ֫עַן (tso.an) · Strong's: H6814
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zoan
Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 13:22, Psalms 78:12, Psalms 78:43, Isaiah 19:13, Isaiah 30:4, Ezekiel 30:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6814; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 4
חַכְמֵי֙chakh.Mei[the] wise [people] of
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: wise
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 5
יֹעֲצֵ֣יyo.'a.Tzei[the] counselors of
Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: counsel
Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 6
פַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547L
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 30:2, Isaiah 30:3, Isaiah 36:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547L; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 7
עֵצָ֖ה'e.Tzahcounsel
Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: counsel
Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 8
נִבְעָרָ֑הniv.'a.Rahfoolish
Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197B
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)
Meaning: be brutish
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 22:5, Psalms 94:8, Jeremiah 10:8, Jeremiah 10:14, Jeremiah 10:21, Jeremiah 51:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1197B; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 9
אֵ֚יךְ'eikhhow?
Lemma: אֵיךְ (ekh) · Strong's: H0349A
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: how?
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 26:9, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:34, Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0349A; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 10
תֹּאמְר֣וּto.me.Ruwill you say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 11
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 12
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547L
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNtmsc)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 30:2, Isaiah 30:3, Isaiah 36:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547L; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 13
בֶּן\־ben-[am] a son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 14
חֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.Mimwise [people]
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: wise
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 15
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 16
בֶּן\־ben-a son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 17
מַלְכֵי\־mal.khei-kings of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 18
קֶֽדֶם\׃Ke.demancient time
Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: front: old
Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:15, Deuteronomy 33:27, 2 Kings 19:25, Nehemiah 12:46, Job 29:2, Psalms 44:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6924H; TAHOT Isaiah 19:11 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The princes | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of Zoan | → | צֹ֫עַן H6814 Zoan |
| are mere | → | אַךְ H0389 surely |
| fools | → | אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish) |
| Pharaoh’s | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547L Pharaoh |
| wise | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| counselors | → | עֵצָה H6098 counsel |
| give senseless | → | בָּעַר H1197B be brutish |
| advice | → | עֵצָה H6098 counsel |
| How | → | אֵיךְ H0349A how? |
| can you say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547L Pharaoh |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am one | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of the wise | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| a son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of eastern | → | קֶ֫דֶם H6924H front: old |
| kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
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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