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Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast . (KJV)

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כָּרַ֥עka.Ra'he has bowed down

Lemma: כָּרַע (ka.ra) · Strong's: H3766

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

Meaning: to bow

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Judges 5:27, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 11:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3766; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 1

בֵּל֙belBel

Lemma: בֵּל (bel) · Strong's: H1078

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Bel

Used 3 times. Also: Jeremiah 50:2, Jeremiah 51:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1078; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 2

קֹרֵ֣סko.Res[is] stooping low

Lemma: קָרַס (qa.ras) · Strong's: H7164

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

Meaning: to stoop

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 46:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7164; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 3

נְב֔וֹne.VoNebo

Lemma: נְבוֹ (ne.vo) · Strong's: H5015B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Nebo

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5015B; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 4

הָיוּ֙ha.Yuthey belong

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

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 46:1 word 5

עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם'a.tza.bei.Hemidols their

Lemma: עָצָב (a.tsav) · Strong's: H6091

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: idol

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 31:9, 2 Samuel 5:21, 1 Chronicles 10:9, 2 Chronicles 24:18, Psalms 106:36, Psalms 106:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6091; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 6

לַחַיָּ֖הla.chai.Yahto the animal[s]

Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: living thing

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 7

וְלַבְּהֵמָ֑הve.la.be.he.Mahand to the cattle

Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: animal

Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 8

נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶ֣םne.su.'o.tei.Khemburdens your

Lemma: נְשׂוּאָה (ne.su.ah) · Strong's: H5385

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

Meaning: burden

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5385; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 9

עֲמוּס֔וֹתa.mu.Sot[are] carried

Lemma: עָמַס (a.mas) · Strong's: H6006

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsfpa)

Meaning: to lift

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 44:13, 1 Kings 12:11, 2 Chronicles 10:11, Nehemiah 4:17, Nehemiah 13:15, Psalms 68:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6006; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 10

מַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'a load

Lemma: מַשָּׂא (mas.sa) · Strong's: H4853A

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

Meaning: burden

Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 23:5, Numbers 4:15, Numbers 4:19, Numbers 4:24, Numbers 4:27, Numbers 4:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4853A; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 11

לַעֲיֵפָֽה\׃la.'a.ye.Fahfor a weary [animal]

Lemma: עָיֵף (a.yeph) · Strong's: H5889

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: faint

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Deuteronomy 25:18, Judges 8:4, Judges 8:5, 2 Samuel 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5889; TAHOT Isaiah 46:1 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Bel	→	בֵּל H1078 Bel
crouches	→	כָּרַע H3766 to bow
Nebo	→	נְבוֹ H5015B Nebo
. . .	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
cowers	→	קָרַס H7164 to stoop
Their idols	→	עָצָב H6091 idol
[weigh down] beasts	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
and cattle	→	בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal
The images you carry	→	נְשׂוּאָה H5385 burden
are burdensome	→	עָמַס H6006 to lift
a load	→	מַשָּׂא H4853A burden
to the weary [animal]	→	עָיֵף H5889 faint

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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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