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Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. (KJV)

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קְחִ֥יke.Chitake

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 1

כִנּ֛וֹרkhi.Nora harp

Lemma: כִּנּוֹר (kin.nor) · Strong's: H3658

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lyre

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 31:27, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3658; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 2

סֹ֥בִּיSo.bigo around

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)

Meaning: to turn: turn

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 3

עִ֖יר'ir[the] city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

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 23:16 word 4

זוֹנָ֣הzo.NahO prostitute

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 5

נִשְׁכָּחָ֑הnish.ka.Chahforgotten

Lemma: שָׁכַח (sha.khach) · Strong's: H7911

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)

Meaning: to forget

Used 102 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 40:23, Genesis 41:30, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7911; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 6

הֵיטִ֤יבִיhei.Ti.vido well

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhv2fs)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 7

נַגֵּן֙na.Gento play

Lemma: נָגַן (na.gan) · Strong's: H5059

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to play

Used 15 times. Also: 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:17, 1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Samuel 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:10, 1 Samuel 19:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5059; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 8

הַרְבִּי\־har.bi-multiply

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhv2fs)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 9

שִׁ֔ירShirsong

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7892A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: song

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Judges 5:12, 1 Kings 4:32, 1 Chronicles 6:31, 1 Chronicles 6:32, 1 Chronicles 13:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7892A; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 10

לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anso that

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 11

תִּזָּכֵֽרִי\׃ti.za.Khe.riyou may be remembered

Lemma: זָכַר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2142

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVNj2fs)

Meaning: to remember

Used 229 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 19:29, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2142; TAHOT Isaiah 23:16 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Take up	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
your harp	→	כִּנּוֹר H3658 lyre
stroll through	→	סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
O forgotten	→	שָׁכַח H7911 to forget
harlot	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
Make sweet	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
melody	→	נָגַן H5059 to play
sing many	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
a song	→	שִׁיר H7892A song
. . .	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
so you will be remembered	→	זָכַר H2142 to remember

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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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