Isaiah 33:16 Go deeper
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He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. (KJV)
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ה֚וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Isaiah 33:16 word 1
מְרוֹמִ֣יםme.ro.Mimhigh places
Lemma: מָרוֹם (ma.rom) · Strong's: H4791
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: height
Used 54 times. Also: Judges 5:18, 2 Samuel 22:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:23, Job 5:11, Job 16:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4791; TAHOT Isaiah 33:16 word 2
יִשְׁכֹּ֔ןyish.Konhe will dwell
Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Isaiah 33:16 word 3
מְצָד֥וֹתme.tza.Dot[will be] strongholds of
Lemma: מְצָד (me.tsad) · Strong's: H4679
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: stronghold
Used 11 times. Also: Judges 6:2, 1 Samuel 23:14, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 23:29, 1 Chronicles 11:7, 1 Chronicles 12:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4679; TAHOT Isaiah 33:16 word 4
סְלָעִ֖יםse.la.'Imcliffs
Lemma: סֶ֫לַע (se.la) · Strong's: H5553H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: crag
Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 20:8, Numbers 20:10, Numbers 20:11, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 32:13, Judges 6:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5553H; TAHOT Isaiah 33:16 word 5
מִשְׂגַּבּ֑וֹmis.ga.Borefuge his
Lemma: מִשְׂגָּב (mis.gav) · Strong's: H4869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: high refuge
Used 16 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:3, Psalms 9:9, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Psalms 48:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4869A; TAHOT Isaiah 33:16 word 6
לַחְמ֣וֹlach.Mofood his
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Isaiah 33:16 word 7
נִתָּ֔ןni.Tan[will be] given
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Isaiah 33:16 word 8
מֵימָ֖יוmei.Mavwater his
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 33:16 word 9
נֶאֱמָנִֽים\׃ne.'e.ma.Nim[will be] reliable
Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)
Meaning: be faithful
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Isaiah 33:16 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| will dwell | → | שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell |
| on the heights | → | מָרוֹם H4791 height |
| the mountain | → | סֶ֫לַע H5553H crag |
| fortress | → | מְצָד H4679 stronghold |
| [will be] his refuge | → | מִשְׂגָּב H4869A high refuge |
| his food | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| will be provided | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| [and] his water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| assured | → | אָמַן H0539 be faithful |
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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