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Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. (KJV)
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שְׂרָפִ֨יםse.ra.Fimseraphim
Lemma: שָׂרָף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8314B
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNtmpa)
Meaning: Seraph
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 6:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8314B; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 1
עֹמְדִ֤ים\׀'o.me.Dim[were] standing
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 2
מִמַּ֙עַל֙mi.Ma.'alfrom above
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: above
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 3
שֵׁ֧שׁsheshsix
Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8337
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: six
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 30:20, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8337; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 4
כְּנָפַ֛יִםke.na.Fa.yimwings
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 5
שֵׁ֥שׁsheshsix
Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8337
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: six
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 30:20, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8337; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 6
כְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimwings
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 7
לְאֶחָ֑דle.'e.Chad[belonged] to one
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 8
בִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם\׀bish.Ta.yimwith two [wings]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Acfda (Acfda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 9
יְכַסֶּ֣הye.kha.Sehhe covered
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 10
פָנָ֗יוfa.Navface his
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 11
וּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.vish.Ta.yimand with two [wings]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Acfda (Acfda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 12
יְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.Sehhe covered
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 13
רַגְלָ֖יוrag.Lavfeet his
Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: foot
Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 14
וּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.vish.Ta.yimand with two [wings]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Acfda (Acfda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 15
יְעוֹפֵֽף\׃ye.'o.Fefhe flew
Lemma: עוּף (uph) · Strong's: H5774A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to fly
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Deuteronomy 4:17, 2 Samuel 22:11, Job 5:7, Job 20:8, Psalms 18:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5774A; TAHOT Isaiah 6:2 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Above | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| Him | → | |
| stood | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| seraphim | → | שָׂרָף H8314B Seraph |
| each | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| having six | → | שֵׁשׁ H8337 six |
| wings | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| With two [wings] | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| they covered | → | כָּסָה H3680 to cover |
| their faces | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| with two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| they covered | → | כָּסָה H3680 to cover |
| their feet | → | רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot |
| and with two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| they were flying | → | עוּף H5774A to fly |
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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