Isaiah 55:13 Go deeper
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Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. (KJV)
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תַּ֤חַתTa.chatin place of
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: instead
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 1
הַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙ha.na.'a.Tzutzthe thornbush
Lemma: נַעֲצוּץ (na.a.tsuts) · Strong's: H5285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thorn bush
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5285; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 2
יַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.Lehit will grow up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 3
בְר֔וֹשׁve.Ro.osha cypress
Lemma: בְּרוֹשׁ (be.rosh) · Strong's: H1265
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cypress
Used 20 times. Also: 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:10, 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:34, 1 Kings 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1265; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 4
הַסִּרְפַּ֖דha.sir.Padthe nettle
Lemma: סִרְפָּד (sar.pad) · Strong's: H5636
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: nettle
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5636; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 5
יַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.Lehit will grow up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 6
הֲדַ֑סha.Dasa myrtle tree
Lemma: הֲדַס (ha.das) · Strong's: H1918
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: myrtle
Used 6 times. Also: Nehemiah 8:15, Isaiah 41:19, Zechariah 1:8, Zechariah 1:10, Zechariah 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1918; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 7
וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 55:13 word 8
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehfor Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 9
לְשֵׁ֔םle.Shem<into> a name
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 10
לְא֥וֹתle.'ot<into> a sign of
Lemma: אוֹת (ot) · Strong's: H0226H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sign: indicator
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0226H; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 11
עוֹלָ֖םo.Lamperpetuity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 12
לֹ֥אlo'[which] not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 13
יִכָּרֵֽת\׃\ \סyi.ka.Retit will be cut down
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to cut: eliminate
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT Isaiah 55:13 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Instead of | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| the thornbush | → | נַעֲצוּץ H5285 thorn bush |
| the cypress | → | בְּרוֹשׁ H1265 cypress |
| will grow | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| and instead of | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| the brier | → | סִרְפָּד H5636 nettle |
| the myrtle | → | הֲדַס H1918 myrtle |
| will spring up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| this will make | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| for the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| an everlasting | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| sign | → | אוֹת H0226H sign: indicator |
| never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| to be destroyed | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
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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