Isaiah 7:18 Go deeper
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And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֣ה\׀ve.ha.Yahand it will be
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 7:18 word 1
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.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 7:18 word 2
הַה֗וּאha.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 7:18 word 3
יִשְׁרֹ֤קyish.Rokhe will whistle
Lemma: שָׁרַק (sha.raq) · Strong's: H8319
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to whistle
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Kings 9:8, Job 27:23, Isaiah 5:26, Jeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 49:17, Jeremiah 50:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8319; TAHOT Isaiah 7:18 word 4
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
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 7:18 word 5
לַזְּב֔וּבla.ze.Vuvfor the fly
Lemma: זְבוּב (ze.vuv) · Strong's: H2070
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fly
Used 2 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 10:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2070; TAHOT Isaiah 7:18 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Isaiah 7:18 word 7
בִּקְצֵ֖הbik.Tzeh[is] at [the] end of
Lemma: קָצֶה (qa.tseh) · Strong's: H7097A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: end
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 47:2, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7097A; TAHOT Isaiah 7:18 word 8
יְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.Rei[the] canals of
Lemma: יְאֹר (ye.or) · Strong's: H2975H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: stream
Used 15 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:24, Job 28:10, Psalms 78:44, Isaiah 33:21, Isaiah 37:25, Ezekiel 29:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2975H; TAHOT Isaiah 7:18 word 9
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Isaiah 7:18 word 10
וְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔הve.La.de.vo.Rahand for the bee
Lemma: דְּבוֹרָה (de.vo.rah) · Strong's: H1682
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bee
Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:44, Judges 14:8, Psalms 118:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1682; TAHOT Isaiah 7:18 word 11
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Isaiah 7:18 word 12
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retz[is] in [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 7:18 word 13
אַשּֽׁוּר\׃'a.ShurAssyria
Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Assyria
Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT Isaiah 7:18 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| will whistle | → | שָׁרַק H8319 to whistle |
| to the flies | → | זְבוּב H2070 fly |
| at the farthest | → | קָצֶה H7097A end |
| streams | → | יְאֹר H2975H stream |
| of the Nile | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| and to the bees | → | דְּבוֹרָה H1682 bee |
| in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
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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