Isaiah 19:18 Go deeper
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In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction. (KJV)
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בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomin the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 1
הַה֡וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 2
יִהְיוּ֩yih.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 19:18 word 3
חָמֵ֨שׁcha.Meshfive
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 4
עָרִ֜ים'a.Rimcities
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 19:18 word 5
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 6
מִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 7
מְדַבְּרוֹת֙me.da.be.rOtspeaking
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVprfpa)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 8
שְׂפַ֣תse.Fat[the] language of
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: lip: language
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 11:9, Psalms 81:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193K; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 9
כְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anCanaan
Lemma: כְּנַ֫עַן (ke.na.an) · Strong's: H3667A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Canaan
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3667A; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 10
וְנִשְׁבָּע֖וֹתve.nish.ba.'otand swearing an oath
Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrfpa)
Meaning: to swear
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 11
לַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
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 19:18 word 12
צְבָא֑וֹתtze.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 19:18 word 13
עִ֣יר'ir[the] city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: City (of On)
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892G; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 14
הַהֶ֔רֶסha.He.resof <the> Destruction
Lemma: הֶ֫רֶס (he.res) · Strong's: H2041
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (City of) Destruction
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2041; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 15
יֵאָמֵ֖רye.'a.Merit will be called
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
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 19:18 word 16
לְאֶחָֽת\׃\ \סle.'e.Chatof one
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Isaiah 19:18 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| will speak | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| the language | → | שָׂפָה H8193K lip: language |
| of Canaan | → | כְּנַ֫עַן H3667A Canaan |
| and swear allegiance | → | שָׁבַע H7650 to swear |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| of Hosts | → | צָבָא H6635B Hosts |
| One of them | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| will be called | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| the City | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| of the Sun | → | הֶ֫רֶס H2041 (City of) Destruction |
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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