Isaiah 26:8 Go deeper
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Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD , have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. (KJV)
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אַ֣ף'afalso
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: also
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Isaiah 26:8 word 1
אֹ֧רַח'O.rach[the] way of
Lemma: אֹ֫רַח (o.rach) · Strong's: H0734
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: way
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 49:17, Judges 5:6, Job 6:18, Job 6:19, Job 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0734; TAHOT Isaiah 26:8 word 2
מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָmish.pa.Tei.khajudgments your
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: justice: judgement
Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Isaiah 26:8 word 3
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehO 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 26:8 word 4
קִוִּינ֑וּךָki.vi.Nu.chawe have waited for you
Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVpp1cp)
Meaning: to await
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Job 3:9, Job 6:19, Job 7:2, Job 17:13, Job 30:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6960A; TAHOT Isaiah 26:8 word 5
לְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.Kha[is] for name your
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Isaiah 26:8 word 6
וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖u.le.zikh.re.Khaand for memory your
Lemma: זֵ֫כֶר (ze.kher) · Strong's: H2143
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: memorial
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 3:15, Exodus 17:14, Deuteronomy 25:19, Deuteronomy 32:26, Esther 9:28, Job 18:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2143; TAHOT Isaiah 26:8 word 7
תַּאֲוַת\־ta.'a.vat-[the] desire of
Lemma: תַּאֲוָה (ta.a.vah) · Strong's: H8378
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: desire
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Numbers 11:4, Job 33:20, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 10:17, Psalms 21:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8378; TAHOT Isaiah 26:8 word 8
נָֽפֶשׁ\׃Na.feshself
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Isaiah 26:8 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Yes | → | אַף H0637 also |
| we wait for You | → | קָוָה H6960A to await |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| [we walk] in the path | → | אֹ֫רַח H0734 way |
| of Your judgments | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement |
| Your name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| and renown | → | זֵ֫כֶר H2143 memorial |
| are the desire | → | תַּאֲוָה H8378 desire |
| of [our] souls | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
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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