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Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. (KJV)
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הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehthere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 1
חָזָ֤קcha.Zaka mighty [one]
Lemma: חָזָק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2389
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 56 times. Also: Exodus 3:19, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:19, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2389; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 2
וְאַמִּץ֙ve.'a.Mitzand a strong [one]
Lemma: אַמִּיץ (am.mits) · Strong's: H0533
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:12, Job 9:4, Job 9:19, Isaiah 40:26, Amos 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0533; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 3
לַֽאדֹנָ֔יla.do.Nai[belongs] to [the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 4
כְּזֶ֥רֶםke.Ze.remlike a storm 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 25:4, Isaiah 30:30, Isaiah 32:2, Habakkuk 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2230; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 5
בָּרָ֖דba.Radhail
Lemma: בָּרָד (ba.rad) · Strong's: H1259
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: hail
Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 9:18, Exodus 9:19, Exodus 9:22, Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:24, Exodus 9:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1259; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 6
שַׂ֣עַרSa.'ara tempest of
Lemma: שַׂ֫עַר (sa.ar) · Strong's: H8178B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: storm
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8178B; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 7
קָ֑טֶבKa.tevdestruction
Lemma: קֶ֫טֶב (qe.tev) · Strong's: H6986
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: destruction
Used 3 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:24, Psalms 91:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6986; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 8
כְּ֠זֶרֶםKe.ze.remlike a storm 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 25:4, Isaiah 30:30, Isaiah 32:2, Habakkuk 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2230; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 9
מַ֣יִםMa.yimwater
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 10
כַּבִּירִ֥יםka.bi.Rimmighty
שֹׁטְפִ֛יםsho.te.Fimoverflowing
Lemma: שָׁטַף (sha.taph) · Strong's: H7857
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to overflow
Used 31 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:11, Leviticus 15:12, 1 Kings 22:38, 2 Chronicles 32:4, Job 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7857; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 12
הִנִּ֥יחַhi.Ni.achhe will thrust [it] down
Lemma: נוּחַ (nu.ach) · Strong's: H5117
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to rest
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 42:33, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5117; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 13
לָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzto the ground
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 14
בְּיָֽד\׃be.Yadwith a hand
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Isaiah 28:2 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Behold | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| the Lord [has one ] | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| [who is] strong | → | חָזָק H2389 strong |
| and mighty | → | אַמִּיץ H0533 strong |
| Like a hailstorm | → | בָּרָד H1259 hail |
| or destructive | → | קֶ֫טֶב H6986 destruction |
| tempest | → | שַׂ֫עַר H8178B storm |
| like a driving rain | → | זֶ֫רֶם H2230 storm |
| . . . | → | מַי H4325G water |
| or flooding downpour | → | כַּבִּיר H3524 mighty |
| . . . | → | שָׁטַף H7857 to overflow |
| he will smash [that crown] | → | נוּחַ H5117 to rest |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| to the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
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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