Isaiah 40:8 Go deeper

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. (KJV)

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יָבֵ֥שׁya.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 40:8 word 1

חָצִ֖ירcha.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 40:8 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 40:8 word 3

צִ֑יץTzitza 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 40:8 word 4

וּדְבַר\־u.de.var-and [the] word of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Isaiah 40:8 word 5

אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod our

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 40:8 word 6

יָק֥וּםya.Kumit will stand

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to arise: establish

Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Isaiah 40:8 word 7

לְעוֹלָֽם\׃\ \סle.'o.Lamfor ever

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

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

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Isaiah 40:8 word 8

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
but the word	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
of our God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
stands	→	קוּם H6965I to arise: establish
forever	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring

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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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