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And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; (KJV)
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וַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he made
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 1
פִּי֙pimouth my
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 2
כְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revlike a 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 49:2 word 3
חַדָּ֔הcha.Dahsharp
Lemma: חַד (chad) · Strong's: H2299
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: sharp
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 57:4, Proverbs 5:4, Ezekiel 5:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2299; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 4
בְּצֵ֥לbe.Tzelin [the] shadow of
Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: shadow
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 5
יָד֖וֹya.Dohand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 6
הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִיhech.bi.'A.nihe hid me
Lemma: חָבָא (cha.va) · Strong's: H2244
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to hide
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 31:27, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:25, Joshua 10:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2244; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 7
וַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙vay.si.Me.niand he made me
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 8
לְחֵ֣ץle.Chetz<into> an arrow
Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: arrow
Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 9
בָּר֔וּרba.Rurpolished
Lemma: בָּרַר (ba.rar) · Strong's: H1305
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to purify
Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:27, 1 Chronicles 7:40, 1 Chronicles 9:22, 1 Chronicles 16:41, Nehemiah 5:18, Job 33:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1305; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 10
בְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.Toin quiver his
Lemma: אַשְׁפָּה (ash.pah) · Strong's: H0827
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: quiver
Used 6 times. Also: Job 39:23, Psalms 127:5, Isaiah 22:6, Jeremiah 5:16, Lamentations 3:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0827; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 11
הִסְתִּירָֽנִי\׃his.ti.Ra.nihe concealed me
Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to hide
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 31:49, Exodus 3:6, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Isaiah 49:2 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He made | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| My mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| like a sharp | → | חַד H2299 sharp |
| sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| He hid Me | → | חָבָא H2244 to hide |
| in the shadow | → | צֵל H6738 shadow |
| of His hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| He made Me | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| like a polished | → | בָּרַר H1305 to purify |
| arrow | → | חֵץ H2671 arrow |
| He hid Me | → | סָתַר H5641 to hide |
| in His quiver | → | אַשְׁפָּה H0827 quiver |
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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