Isaiah 5:30 Go deeper
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And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. (KJV)
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וְיִנְהֹ֥םve.yin.Homand it may growl
Lemma: נָהַם (na.ham) · Strong's: H5098
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
Meaning: to groan
Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 5:11, Proverbs 28:15, Isaiah 5:29, Ezekiel 24:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5098; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 1
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavover it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 2
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomin the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 3
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 4
כְּנַהֲמַת\־ke.na.ha.mat-like [the] growling of
Lemma: נְהָמָה (ne.ha.mah) · Strong's: H5100
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: groaning
Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 38:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5100; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 5
יָ֑םYam[the] sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 6
וְנִבַּ֤טve.ni.Batand someone will look
Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
Meaning: to look
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:26, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 7
לָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzto the land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 8
וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 9
חֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhdarkness
Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: darkness
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 10
צַ֣רtzardistress
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 31 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:30, Judges 11:7, 1 Samuel 13:6, 2 Samuel 22:7, 2 Samuel 24:14, 1 Chronicles 21:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862B; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 11
וָא֔וֹרva.'orand light
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: light
Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 12
חָשַׁ֖ךְcha.Shakhit has become dark
Lemma: חָשַׁךְ (cha.shakh) · Strong's: H2821
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to darken
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 10:15, Job 3:9, Job 18:6, Job 38:2, Psalms 69:23, Psalms 105:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2821; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 13
בַּעֲרִיפֶֽיהָ\׃\ \פba.'a.ri.Fei.haby clouds its
Lemma: עָרִיף (a.riph) · Strong's: H6183
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: cloud
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6183; TAHOT Isaiah 5:30 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| they will roar | → | נָהַם H5098 to groan |
| over it | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| like the roaring | → | נְהָמָה H5100 groaning |
| of the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| If one looks | → | נָבַט H5027 to look |
| over the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| he will see | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| darkness | → | חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness |
| and distress | → | צַר H6862B distress |
| even the light | → | אוֹר H0216 light |
| will be obscured | → | חָשַׁךְ H2821 to darken |
| by clouds | → | עָרִיף H6183 cloud |
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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