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Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. (KJV)
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לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> therefore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 1
הִרְחִ֤יבָהhir.Chi.vahit will enlarge
Lemma: רָחַב (ra.chav) · Strong's: H7337
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhp3fs)
Meaning: to enlarge
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 26:22, Exodus 34:24, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 19:8, Deuteronomy 33:20, 1 Samuel 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7337; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 2
שְּׁאוֹל֙she.'OlSheol
Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hell: Sheol
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 3
נַפְשָׁ֔הּnaf.Shahthroat its
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: appetite
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 4
וּפָעֲרָ֥הu.fa.'a.Rahand it will open wide
Lemma: פָּעַר (pa.ar) · Strong's: H6473
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to open
Used 4 times. Also: Job 16:10, Job 29:23, Psalms 119:131 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6473; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 5
פִ֖יהָFi.hamouth its
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 5:14 word 6
לִבְלִי\־liv.li-to not
Lemma: בְּלִי (be.li) · Strong's: H1097
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: without
Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 31:20, Exodus 14:11, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 28:55 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1097; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 7
חֹ֑קChoklimit
Lemma: חֹק (choq) · Strong's: H2706I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: statute: allotment
Used 6 times. Also: Job 26:10, Job 38:10, Proverbs 8:29, Jeremiah 5:22, Micah 7:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2706I; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 8
וְיָרַ֨דve.ya.Radand it will go down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 9
הֲדָרָ֧הּha.da.Rahsplendor its
Lemma: הָדָר (ha.dar) · Strong's: H1926
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: glory
Used 30 times. Also: Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 33:17, 1 Chronicles 16:27, Job 40:10, Psalms 8:5, Psalms 21:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1926; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 10
וַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּva.ha.mo.Nahand multitude its
Lemma: הָמוֹן (ha.mon) · Strong's: H1995A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: crowd
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 17:4, Genesis 17:5, Judges 4:7, 1 Samuel 4:14, 1 Samuel 14:16, 1 Samuel 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1995A; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 11
וּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּu.she.'o.Nahand uproar its
Lemma: שָׁאוֹן (sha.on) · Strong's: H7588
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: roar
Used 18 times. Also: Psalms 40:2, Psalms 65:7, Psalms 74:23, Isaiah 13:4, Isaiah 17:12, Isaiah 17:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7588; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 12
וְעָלֵ֥זve.'a.Lezand [one] exulting
Lemma: עָלֵז (a.lez) · Strong's: H5938
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: exultant
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5938; TAHOT Isaiah 5:14 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| Sheol | → | שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol |
| enlarges | → | רָחַב H7337 to enlarge |
| its throat | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite |
| and opens | → | פָּעַר H6473 to open |
| wide its enormous | → | בְּלִי H1097 without |
| . . . | → | חֹק H2706I statute: allotment |
| jaws | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| and down go | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| [Zion’s] nobles | → | הָדָר H1926 glory |
| [and] masses | → | הָמוֹן H1995A crowd |
| her revelers | → | שָׁאוֹן H7588 roar |
| and carousers | → | עָלֵז H5938 exultant |
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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