Isaiah 36:1 Go deeper
Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֡יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 36:1 word 1
בְּאַרְבַּע֩be.'ar.Ba'in four-
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 2
עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה'es.Rehteen
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 3
שָׁנָ֜הsha.Nahyear
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 4
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhof the king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 5
חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiah
Lemma: חִזְקִיָּהוּ (chiz.qiy.yah) · Strong's: H2396G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hezekiah
Used 123 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:9, 2 Kings 18:10, 2 Kings 18:13, 2 Kings 18:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2396G; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 6
עָלָ֞ה'a.Lahhe went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 36:1 word 7
סַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivSennacherib
Lemma: סַנְחֵרִיב (san.che.riv) · Strong's: H5576
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sennacherib
Used 13 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:13, 2 Kings 19:16, 2 Kings 19:20, 2 Kings 19:36, 2 Chronicles 32:1, 2 Chronicles 32:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5576; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 8
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 9
אַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurAssyria
Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Assyria
Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 10
עַ֣ל'alon
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 36:1 word 11
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 12
עָרֵ֧י'a.Rei[the] cities of
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 13
יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 14
הַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.Rot<the> fortified
Lemma: בָּצַר (ba.tsar) · Strong's: H1219
Parsing: Aafpa (Aafpa)
Meaning: to gather/restrain/fortify
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Numbers 13:28, Deuteronomy 1:28, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1219; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 15
וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם\׃Vai.yit.pe.Semand he seized them
Lemma: תָּפַשׂ (ta.pha.s) · Strong's: H8610
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to capture
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 39:12, Numbers 5:13, Numbers 31:27, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 20:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8610; TAHOT Isaiah 36:1 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the fourteenth | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of Hezekiah’s | → | חִזְקִיָּהוּ H2396G Hezekiah |
| reign | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| Sennacherib | → | סַנְחֵרִיב H5576 Sennacherib |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| attacked | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| and captured | → | תָּפַשׂ H8610 to capture |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the fortified | → | בָּצַר H1219 to gather/restrain/fortify |
| cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
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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