Isaiah 21:17 Go deeper
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And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it . (KJV)
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וּשְׁאָ֧רu.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 21:17 word 1
מִסְפַּר\־mis.par-a number of
Lemma: מִסְפָּר (mis.par) · Strong's: H4557
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: number
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 23:26, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4557; TAHOT Isaiah 21:17 word 2
קֶ֛שֶׁתKe.shetbowmen
Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: bow
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT Isaiah 21:17 word 3
גִּבּוֹרֵ֥יgi.bo.Rei[the] warriors of
Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: mighty man
Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Isaiah 21:17 word 4
בְנֵֽי\־ve.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 21:17 word 5
קֵדָ֖רke.DarKedar
Lemma: קֵדָר (qe.dar) · Strong's: H6938
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Kedar
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 25:13, 1 Chronicles 1:29, Psalms 120:5, Song of Solomon 1:5, Isaiah 21:16, Isaiah 42:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6938; TAHOT Isaiah 21:17 word 6
יִמְעָ֑טוּyim.'A.tuthey will be few
Lemma: מָעַט (ma.at) · Strong's: H4591
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to diminish
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:17, Exodus 16:18, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 25:16, Leviticus 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4591; TAHOT Isaiah 21:17 word 7
כִּ֛יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 21:17 word 8
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 21:17 word 9
אֱלֹהֵֽי\־'e.lo.hei-[the] God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Isaiah 21:17 word 10
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.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 21:17 word 11
דִּבֵּֽר\׃\ \סdi.Berhe has spoken
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
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 21:17 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The remaining | → | שְׁאָר H7605 remnant |
| . . . | → | מִסְפָּר H4557 number |
| archers | → | קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow |
| the warriors | → | גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man |
| of Kedar | → | קֵדָר H6938 Kedar |
| will be few | → | מָעַט H4591 to diminish |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| has spoken | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
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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