Isaiah 28:1 Go deeper
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! (KJV)
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ה֗וֹיHowoe to!
Lemma: הוֹי (hoy) · Strong's: H1945
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: woe!
Used 51 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1945; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 1
עֲטֶ֤רֶת'a.Te.ret[the] crown of
Lemma: עֲטָרָה (a.ta.rah) · Strong's: H5850
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: crown
Used 23 times. Also: 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2, Esther 8:15, Job 19:9, Job 31:36, Psalms 21:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5850; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 2
גֵּאוּת֙ge.'Ut<the> pride of
Lemma: גֵּאוּת (ge.ut) · Strong's: H1348
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: majesty
Used 8 times. Also: Psalms 17:10, Psalms 89:9, Psalms 93:1, Isaiah 9:18, Isaiah 12:5, Isaiah 26:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1348; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 3
שִׁכֹּרֵ֣יshi.ko.Rei[the] drunkards of
Lemma: שִׁכֹּר (shik.kor) · Strong's: H7910
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: drunken
Used 13 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:13, 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Kings 16:9, 1 Kings 20:16, Job 12:25, Psalms 107:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7910; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 4
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 5
וְצִ֥יץve.Tzitzand a flower
Lemma: צִיץ (tsits) · Strong's: H6731A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flower
Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:30, Leviticus 8:9, Numbers 17:8, 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6731A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 6
נֹבֵ֖לno.Velwithering
Lemma: נָבֵל (na.vel) · Strong's: H5034B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to wither
Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 18:18, 2 Samuel 22:46, Job 14:18, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 18:45, Psalms 37:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5034B; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 7
צְבִ֣יtze.Vi[the] beauty of
Lemma: צְבִי (tse.vi) · Strong's: H6643A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 1:19, Isaiah 4:2, Isaiah 13:19, Isaiah 23:9, Isaiah 24:16, Isaiah 28:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6643A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 8
תִפְאַרְתּ֑וֹtif.'ar.Tosplendor its
Lemma: תִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) · Strong's: H8597
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 28:2, Exodus 28:40, Deuteronomy 26:19, Judges 4:9, 1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8597; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 9
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 10
עַל\־'al-[is] on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 11
רֹ֥אשׁrosh[the] head of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 12
גֵּֽיא\־gei'-a valley of
Lemma: גַּיְא (gay) · Strong's: H1516R
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: valley
Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:20, Deuteronomy 3:29, Deuteronomy 4:46, Deuteronomy 34:6, Joshua 8:11, 1 Samuel 17:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1516R; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 13
שְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.Nimfatness<es>
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: oil
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 14
הֲל֥וּמֵיha.Lu.mei[those] struck down of
Lemma: הָלַם (ha.lam) · Strong's: H1986
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqsmpc)
Meaning: to smite
Used 8 times. Also: Judges 5:22, Judges 5:26, Psalms 74:6, Psalms 141:5, Proverbs 23:35, Isaiah 16:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1986; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 15
יָֽיִן\׃Ya.yinwine
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Isaiah 28:1 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Woe | → | הוֹי H1945 woe! |
| to the majestic | → | גֵּאוּת H1348 majesty |
| crown | → | עֲטָרָה H5850 crown |
| of Ephraim’s | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| drunkards | → | שִׁכֹּר H7910 drunken |
| to the fading | → | נָבֵל H5034B to wither |
| flower | → | צִיץ H6731A flower |
| of his glorious | → | צְבִי H6643A beauty |
| splendor | → | תִּפְאָרָה H8597 beauty |
| set | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the summit | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
| above the fertile | → | שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil |
| valley | → | גַּיְא H1516R valley |
| [the pride] of those overcome | → | הָלַם H1986 to smite |
| by wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
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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