Isaiah 34:13 Go deeper
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And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. (KJV)
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וְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.Tahand it will grow up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 1
אַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.hafortresses its
Lemma: אַרְמוֹן (ar.mon) · Strong's: H0759H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: citadel: fortress
Used 19 times. Also: Psalms 122:7, Proverbs 18:19, Isaiah 25:2, Jeremiah 6:5, Jeremiah 49:27, Hosea 8:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0759H; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 2
סִירִ֔יםsi.Rimthorns
Lemma: סִיר (sir) · Strong's: H5518B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: thorn
Used 5 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 7:6, Hosea 2:6, Amos 4:2, Nahum 1:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5518B; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 3
קִמּ֥וֹשׂki.Mosnettle[s]
Lemma: קִמּוֹשׂ (qim.mosh) · Strong's: H7057
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: nettle
Used 2 times. Also: Hosea 9:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7057; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 4
וָח֖וֹחַva.Cho.achand thornbush[es]
Lemma: חוֹחַ (cho.ach) · Strong's: H2336
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thistle
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:6, 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chronicles 25:18, 2 Chronicles 33:11, Job 31:40, Job 41:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2336; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 5
בְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָbe.miv.tza.Rei.ha[will be] on fortifications its
Lemma: מִבְצָר (miv.tsar) · Strong's: H4013
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: fortification
Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 13:19, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:36, Joshua 10:20, Joshua 19:29, Joshua 19:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4013; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 6
וְהָיְתָה֙ve.ha.ye.Tahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 7
נְוֵ֣הne.Veha habitation of
Lemma: נָוֶה (na.veh) · Strong's: H5116A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: pasture
Used 34 times. Also: Exodus 15:13, 2 Samuel 7:8, 2 Samuel 15:25, 1 Chronicles 17:7, Job 5:3, Job 5:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5116A; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 8
תַנִּ֔יםta.Nimjackals
Lemma: תַּן (tan) · Strong's: H8577A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: jackal
Used 13 times. Also: Job 30:29, Psalms 44:19, Isaiah 13:22, Isaiah 35:7, Isaiah 43:20, Jeremiah 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8577A; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 9
חָצִ֖ירcha.Tzirgrass
Lemma: חָצִיר (cha.tsir) · Strong's: H2681
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: abode
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2681; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 10
לִבְנ֥וֹתliv.Notfor daughters of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 11
יַעֲנָֽה\׃ya.'a.Nahan ostrich
Lemma: יַעֲנָה (ya.a.nah) · Strong's: H3284
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: ostrich
Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15, Job 30:29, Isaiah 13:21, Isaiah 43:20, Jeremiah 50:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3284; TAHOT Isaiah 34:13 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Her towers | → | אַרְמוֹן H0759H citadel: fortress |
| will be overgrown | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| with thorns | → | סִיר H5518B thorn |
| her fortresses | → | מִבְצָר H4013 fortification |
| with thistles | → | קִמּוֹשׂ H7057 nettle |
| and briers | → | חוֹחַ H2336 thistle |
| She will become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a haunt | → | נָוֶה H5116A pasture |
| for jackals | → | תַּן H8577A jackal |
| an abode | → | חָצִיר H2681 abode |
| for ostriches | → | יַעֲנָה H3284 ostrich |
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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