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For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. (KJV)

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כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 25:4 word 1

הָיִ֨יתָha.Yi.tayou have been

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

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 25:4 word 2

מָע֥וֹזma.'oza refuge

Lemma: מָעוֹז (ma.oz) · Strong's: H4581

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

Meaning: security

Used 35 times. Also: Judges 6:26, 2 Samuel 22:33, Nehemiah 8:10, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 28:8, Psalms 31:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4581; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 3

לַדָּ֛לla.Dalfor the poor [person]

Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: poor

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Judges 6:15, Ruth 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 4

מָע֥וֹזma.'oza refuge

Lemma: מָעוֹז (ma.oz) · Strong's: H4581

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

Meaning: security

Used 35 times. Also: Judges 6:26, 2 Samuel 22:33, Nehemiah 8:10, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 28:8, Psalms 31:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4581; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 5

לָאֶבְי֖וֹןla.'ev.Yonfor the needy [person]

Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: needy

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 15:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0034; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 6

בַּצַּר\־ba.tzar-when <the> it was distress

Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862B

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: distress

Used 31 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:30, Judges 11:7, 1 Samuel 13:6, 2 Samuel 22:7, 2 Samuel 24:14, 1 Chronicles 21:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6862B; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 7

מַחְסֶ֤הmach.Seha shelter

Lemma: מַחְסֶּה (ma.cha.seh) · Strong's: H4268

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

Meaning: refuge

Used 20 times. Also: Job 24:8, Psalms 14:6, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 61:3, Psalms 62:7, Psalms 62:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4268; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 8

מִזֶּ֙רֶם֙mi.Ze.remfrom rainstorm

Lemma: זֶ֫רֶם (ze.rem) · Strong's: H2230

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

Meaning: storm

Used 9 times. Also: Job 24:8, Isaiah 4:6, Isaiah 28:2, Isaiah 30:30, Isaiah 32:2, Habakkuk 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2230; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 9

צֵ֣לtzela shade

Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738

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

Meaning: shadow

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 10

מֵחֹ֔רֶבme.Cho.revfrom heat

Lemma: חֹ֫רֶב (cho.rev) · Strong's: H2721A

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

Meaning: drought

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 31:40, Judges 6:37, Judges 6:39, Judges 6:40, Job 30:30, Isaiah 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2721A; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 11

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 25:4 word 12

ר֥וּחַRu.ach[the] breath of

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 13

עָרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.Tzimruthless [people]

Lemma: עָרִיץ (a.rits) · Strong's: H6184

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: ruthless

Used 20 times. Also: Job 6:23, Job 15:20, Job 27:13, Psalms 37:35, Psalms 54:3, Psalms 86:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6184; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 14

כְּזֶ֥רֶםke.Ze.rem[is] like a rainstorm of

Lemma: זֶ֫רֶם (ze.rem) · Strong's: H2230

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: storm

Used 9 times. Also: Job 24:8, Isaiah 4:6, Isaiah 28:2, Isaiah 30:30, Isaiah 32:2, Habakkuk 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2230; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 15

קִֽיר\׃Kira wall

Lemma: קִיר (qir) · Strong's: H7023

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

Meaning: wall

Used 74 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Leviticus 1:15, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 14:37, Leviticus 14:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7023; TAHOT Isaiah 25:4 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
You have been	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a refuge	→	מָעוֹז H4581 security
for the poor	→	דַּל H1800 poor
a stronghold	→	מָעוֹז H4581 security
for the needy	→	אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy
in distress	→	צַר H6862B distress
a refuge	→	מַחְסֶּה H4268 refuge
from the storm	→	זֶ֫רֶם H2230 storm
a shade	→	צֵל H6738 shadow
from the heat	→	חֹ֫רֶב H2721A drought
For	→	כִּי H3588A for
the breath	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
of the ruthless	→	עָרִיץ H6184 ruthless
is like rain	→	זֶ֫רֶם H2230 storm
against a wall	→	קִיר H7023 wall

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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