Isaiah 5:22 Go deeper
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Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: (KJV)
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ה֕וֹיHowoe to!
Lemma: הוֹי (hoy) · Strong's: H1945
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: woe!
Used 51 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1945; TAHOT Isaiah 5:22 word 1
גִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.Rim[men] mighty
Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mighty man
Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Isaiah 5:22 word 2
לִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.Totfor drinking
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Isaiah 5:22 word 3
יָ֑יִןYa.yinwine
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Isaiah 5:22 word 4
וְאַנְשֵׁי\־ve.'an.shei-and people of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Isaiah 5:22 word 5
חַ֖יִלCha.yilability
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strength
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 24:18, Deuteronomy 3:18, Joshua 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:22 word 6
לִמְסֹ֥ךְlim.Sokhfor mixing
Lemma: מָסַךְ (ma.sakh) · Strong's: H4537
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to mix
Used 5 times. Also: Psalms 102:9, Proverbs 9:2, Proverbs 9:5, Isaiah 19:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4537; TAHOT Isaiah 5:22 word 7
שֵׁכָֽר\׃she.Kharstrong drink
Lemma: שֵׁכָר (she.khar) · Strong's: H7941
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strong drink
Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 10:9, Numbers 6:3, Numbers 28:7, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 29:6, Judges 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7941; TAHOT Isaiah 5:22 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Woe | → | הוֹי H1945 woe! |
| to those who are heroes | → | גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man |
| in drinking | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
| and champions | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| . . . | → | חַ֫יִל H2428G strength |
| in mixing | → | מָסַךְ H4537 to mix |
| strong drink | → | שֵׁכָר H7941 strong drink |
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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