Isaiah 37:38 Go deeper
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And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וַיְהִי֩vay.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 37:38 word 1
ה֨וּאhu'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 37:38 word 2
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜הmish.ta.cha.Veh[was] bowing down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrmsa)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 3
בֵּ֣ית\׀beit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 4
נִסְרֹ֣ךְnis.RokhNisroch
Lemma: נִסְרֹךְ (nis.rokh) · Strong's: H5268
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Nisroch
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5268; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 5
אֱלֹהָ֗יו'e.lo.Havgod his
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 6
וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.'ad.ra.Me.lekhand Adrammelech
Lemma: אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ (a.de.ram.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0152H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Adrammelech
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0152H; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 7
וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶרve.sar.'E.tzerand Sharezer
Lemma: שַׁרְאֶ֫צֶר (shar.e.tser) · Strong's: H8272G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sharezer
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8272G; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 8
בָּנָיו֙ba.Navsons his
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 9
הִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.huthey struck down him
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 10
בַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revwith the sword
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 11
וְהֵ֥מָּהve.He.mahand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 12
נִמְלְט֖וּnim.le.Tuthey escaped
Lemma: מָלַט (ma.lat) · Strong's: H4422
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to escape
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Judges 3:26, Judges 3:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4422; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 13
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 37:38 word 14
אֲרָרָ֑ט'a.ra.RatArarat
Lemma: אֲרָרַט (a.ra.rat) · Strong's: H0780
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ararat
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 8:4, 2 Kings 19:37, Jeremiah 51:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0780; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 15
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reigned
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to reign
Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 16
אֵֽסַר\־'e.sar-Esar-
Lemma: אֵסַר־חַדּוֹן (e.sar-chad.don) · Strong's: H0634
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Esarhaddon
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:37, Ezra 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0634; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 17
חַדֹּ֥ןcha.Don-haddon
Lemma: אֵסַר־חַדּוֹן (e.sar-chad.don) · Strong's: H0634
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Esarhaddon
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:37, Ezra 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0634; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 18
בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson his
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 19
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃\ \סtach.Tavin place his
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: underneath: instead
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT Isaiah 37:38 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| One day | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| while he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was worshiping | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
| in the temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| of his god | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| Nisroch | → | נִסְרֹךְ H5268 Nisroch |
| his sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| Adrammelech | → | אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ H0152H Adrammelech |
| and Sharezer | → | שַׁרְאֶ֫צֶר H8272G Sharezer |
| put him | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| to the sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| and | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| escaped | → | מָלַט H4422 to escape |
| to the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Ararat | → | אֲרָרַט H0780 Ararat |
| And his son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| Esar-haddon | → | אֵסַר־חַדּוֹן H0634 Esarhaddon |
| reigned | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| in his place | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
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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