Isaiah 19:6 Go deeper
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And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. (KJV)
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וְהֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּve.he.'ez.Ni.chuand they will stink
Lemma: זָנַח (za.nach) · Strong's: H2186B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhq3cp)
Meaning: to stink
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2186B; TAHOT Isaiah 19:6 word 1
נְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.Rot[the] rivers
Lemma: נָהָר (na.har) · Strong's: H5104H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: river
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Exodus 7:19, Exodus 8:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5104H; TAHOT Isaiah 19:6 word 2
דָּלֲל֥וּda.la.Luthey will be low
Lemma: דָּלַל (da.lal) · Strong's: H1809
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to languish
Used 9 times. Also: Judges 6:6, Job 28:4, Psalms 79:8, Psalms 116:6, Psalms 142:6, Proverbs 26:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1809; TAHOT Isaiah 19:6 word 3
וְחָרְב֖וּve.cha.re.Vuand they will become dry
Lemma: חָרֵב (cha.rev) · Strong's: H2717A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to dry
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Judges 16:7, Judges 16:8, 2 Kings 19:24, Job 14:11, Psalms 106:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2717A; TAHOT Isaiah 19:6 word 4
יְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.Rei[the] canals of
Lemma: יְאֹר (ye.or) · Strong's: H2975G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: Nile
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Genesis 41:18, Exodus 1:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2975G; TAHOT Isaiah 19:6 word 5
מָצ֑וֹרma.TzorEgypt
Lemma: מָצוֹר (ma.tsor) · Strong's: H4693
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:24, Isaiah 37:25, Micah 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4693; TAHOT Isaiah 19:6 word 6
קָנֶ֥הka.Nehreed[s]
Lemma: קָנֶה (qa.neh) · Strong's: H7070H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: branch: stem
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:22, Exodus 25:31, Exodus 30:23, Exodus 37:17, 1 Kings 14:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7070H; TAHOT Isaiah 19:6 word 7
וָס֖וּףva.Sufand rush[es]
Lemma: סוּף (suph) · Strong's: H5488H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: reed
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:5, Jonah 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5488H; TAHOT Isaiah 19:6 word 8
קָמֵֽלוּ\׃ka.Me.luthey will wither
Lemma: קָמֵל (qa.mal) · Strong's: H7060
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to decay
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 33:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7060; TAHOT Isaiah 19:6 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The canals | → | נָהָר H5104H river |
| will stink | → | זָנַח H2186B to stink |
| the streams | → | יְאֹר H2975G Nile |
| of Egypt | → | מָצוֹר H4693 Egypt |
| will trickle | → | דָּלַל H1809 to languish |
| and dry up | → | חָרֵב H2717A to dry |
| the reeds | → | קָנֶה H7070H branch: stem |
| and rushes | → | סוּף H5488H reed |
| will wither | → | קָמֵל H7060 to decay |
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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