Isaiah 33:18 Go deeper
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Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers? (KJV)
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לִבְּךָ֖li.be.Khaheart your
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 1
יֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.Gehit will meditate on
Lemma: הָגָה (ha.gah) · Strong's: H1897
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to mutter
Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 1:8, Job 27:4, Psalms 1:2, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 35:28, Psalms 37:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1897; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 2
אֵימָ֑ה'ei.Mahterror
Lemma: אֵימָה (e.mah) · Strong's: H0367
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: terror
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Exodus 15:16, Exodus 23:27, Deuteronomy 32:25, Joshua 2:9, Ezra 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0367; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 3
אַיֵּ֤ה'ai.Yehwhere?
Lemma: אַיֵּה (ay.yeh) · Strong's: H0346
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: where?
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:9, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 38:21, Judges 6:13, Judges 9:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0346; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 4
סֹפֵר֙so.Fer[is one who] counted
Lemma: סָפַר (sa.phar) · Strong's: H5608A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to recount
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 5
אַיֵּ֣ה'ai.Yehwhere?
Lemma: אַיֵּה (ay.yeh) · Strong's: H0346
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: where?
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:9, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 38:21, Judges 6:13, Judges 9:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0346; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 6
שֹׁקֵ֔לsho.Kel[is one who] weighed
Lemma: שָׁקַל (sha.qal) · Strong's: H8254
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to weigh
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 23:16, Exodus 22:17, 2 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:12, 1 Kings 20:39, Ezra 8:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8254; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 7
אַיֵּ֖ה'ai.Yehwhere?
Lemma: אַיֵּה (ay.yeh) · Strong's: H0346
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: where?
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:9, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 38:21, Judges 6:13, Judges 9:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0346; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 8
סֹפֵ֥רso.Fer[is one who] counted
Lemma: סָפַר (sa.phar) · Strong's: H5608A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to recount
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 9
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 10
הַמִּגְדָּלִֽים\׃ha.mig.da.Limthe towers
Lemma: מִגְדָּל (mig.dal) · Strong's: H4026M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: tower
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4026M; TAHOT Isaiah 33:18 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Your mind | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| will ponder | → | הָגָה H1897 to mutter |
| the former terror | → | אֵימָה H0367 terror |
| Where | → | אַיֵּה H0346 where? |
| is he who tallies | → | סָפַר H5608A to recount |
| Where | → | אַיֵּה H0346 where? |
| is he who weighs | → | שָׁקַל H8254 to weigh |
| Where | → | אַיֵּה H0346 where? |
| is he who counts | → | סָפַר H5608A to recount |
| the towers | → | מִגְדָּל H4026M tower |
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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