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The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. (KJV)

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יָבֵ֤שׁya.Veshit dries up

Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001

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

Meaning: to wither

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 1

חָצִיר֙cha.Tzirgrass

Lemma: חָצִיר (cha.tsir) · Strong's: H2682A

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

Meaning: grass

Used 20 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:5, 2 Kings 19:26, Job 8:12, Job 40:15, Psalms 37:2, Psalms 90:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2682A; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 2

נָ֣בֵֽלNa.velit withers

Lemma: נָבֵל (na.vel) · Strong's: H5034B

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

Meaning: to wither

Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 18:18, 2 Samuel 22:46, Job 14:18, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 18:45, Psalms 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5034B; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 3

צִ֔יץTzitza flower

Lemma: צִיץ (tsits) · Strong's: H6731A

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

Meaning: flower

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:30, Leviticus 8:9, Numbers 17:8, 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6731A; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 4

כִּ֛יkiif

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 5

ר֥וּחַRu.ach[the] breath of

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 6

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 7

נָ֣שְׁבָהNa.she.vahit blows

Lemma: נָשַׁב (na.shav) · Strong's: H5380

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to blow

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 15:11, Psalms 147:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5380; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 8

אָכֵ֥ן'a.Khentruly

Lemma: אָכֵן (a.khen) · Strong's: H0403

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: surely

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 28:16, Exodus 2:14, 1 Samuel 15:32, 1 Kings 11:2, Job 32:8, Psalms 31:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0403; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 9

חָצִ֖ירcha.Tzir[is] grass

Lemma: חָצִיר (cha.tsir) · Strong's: H2682A

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

Meaning: grass

Used 20 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:5, 2 Kings 19:26, Job 8:12, Job 40:15, Psalms 37:2, Psalms 90:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2682A; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 10

הָעָֽם\׃ha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Isaiah 40:7 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

The grass	→	חָצִיר H2682A grass
withers	→	יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither
[and] the flowers	→	צִיץ H6731A flower
fall	→	נָבֵל H5034B to wither
when	→	כִּי H3588A for
the breath	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
blows	→	נָשַׁב H5380 to blow
on them	→
indeed	→	אָכֵן H0403 surely
the people	→	עַם H5971A people
are grass	→	חָצִיר H2682A grass

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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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