Isaiah 7:15 Go deeper

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. (KJV)

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חֶמְאָ֥הchem.'Ahcurd<s>

Lemma: חֶמְאָה (chem.ah) · Strong's: H2529A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: curd

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Deuteronomy 32:14, Judges 5:25, 2 Samuel 17:29, Job 20:17, Proverbs 30:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2529A; TAHOT Isaiah 7:15 word 1

וּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.Vashand honey

Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: honey

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT Isaiah 7:15 word 2

יֹאכֵ֑לyo.Khelhe will eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Isaiah 7:15 word 3

לְדַעְתּ֛וֹle.da'.Toto knowing his

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Isaiah 7:15 word 4

מָא֥וֹסma.'osto reject

Lemma: מָאַס (ma.as) · Strong's: H3988A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to reject

Used 74 times. Also: Leviticus 26:15, Leviticus 26:43, Leviticus 26:44, Numbers 11:20, Numbers 14:31, Judges 9:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3988A; TAHOT Isaiah 7:15 word 5

בָּרָ֖עba.Ra'<in> the evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Isaiah 7:15 word 6

וּבָח֥וֹרu.va.Chorand to choose

Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to choose

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Isaiah 7:15 word 7

בַּטּֽוֹב\׃ba.Tov<in> the good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Isaiah 7:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

By the time He knows [enough]	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
to reject	→	מָאַס H3988A to reject
evil	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil
and choose	→	בָּחַר H0977 to choose
good	→	טוֹב H2896B good
He will be eating	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
curds	→	חֶמְאָה H2529A curd
and honey	→	דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey

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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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