Isaiah 40:19 Go deeper

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. (KJV)

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הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selthe idol

Lemma: פֶּ֫סֶל (pe.sel) · Strong's: H6459

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: idol

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:4, Leviticus 26:1, Deuteronomy 4:16, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6459; TAHOT Isaiah 40:19 word 1

נָסַ֣ךְna.Sakhhe has cast

Lemma: נָסַךְ (na.sakh) · Strong's: H5258A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to pour

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:29, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 37:16, Numbers 28:7, 2 Samuel 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5258A; TAHOT Isaiah 40:19 word 2

חָרָ֔שׁcha.Rasha craftsman

Lemma: חָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2796

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: artificer

Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 28:11, Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23, Deuteronomy 27:15, 1 Samuel 13:19, 2 Samuel 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2796; TAHOT Isaiah 40:19 word 3

וְצֹרֵ֖ףve.tzo.Refand a metalsmith

Lemma: צָרַף (tsa.raph) · Strong's: H6884

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to refine

Used 32 times. Also: Judges 7:4, Judges 17:4, 2 Samuel 22:31, Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:32, Psalms 12:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6884; TAHOT Isaiah 40:19 word 4

בַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.Havwith <the> gold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Isaiah 40:19 word 5

יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּye.rak.ke.'E.nuhe will overlay it

Lemma: רָקַע (ra.qa) · Strong's: H7554

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to beat

Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 39:3, Numbers 16:39, 2 Samuel 22:43, Job 37:18, Psalms 136:6, Isaiah 42:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7554; TAHOT Isaiah 40:19 word 6

וּרְתֻק֥וֹתu.re.tu.Kotand chains of

Lemma: רְתֻקָה (re.tu.qah) · Strong's: H7577

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: chain

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7577; TAHOT Isaiah 40:19 word 7

כֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefsilver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Isaiah 40:19 word 8

צוֹרֵֽף\׃tzo.Ref[is] refining

Lemma: צָרַף (tsa.raph) · Strong's: H6884

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to refine

Used 32 times. Also: Judges 7:4, Judges 17:4, 2 Samuel 22:31, Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:32, Psalms 12:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6884; TAHOT Isaiah 40:19 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

To an idol	→	פֶּ֫סֶל H6459 idol
that a craftsman	→	חָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים H2796 artificer
casts	→	נָסַךְ H5258A to pour
and a metalworker	→	צָרַף H6884 to refine
overlays	→	רָקַע H7554 to beat
with gold	→	זָהָב H2091 gold
and fits with	→	צָרַף H6884 to refine
silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
chains	→	רְתֻקָה H7577 chain

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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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