Isaiah 8:14 Go deeper
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And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֖הve.ha.Yahand he 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 8:14 word 1
לְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.Dash<into> a sanctuary
Lemma: מִקְדָּשׁ (miq.dash) · Strong's: H4720
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sanctuary
Used 75 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Exodus 25:8, Leviticus 12:4, Leviticus 16:33, Leviticus 19:30, Leviticus 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4720; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 2
וּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venand <into> a stone of
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 3
נֶ֠גֶףNe.gefstriking
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶף (ne.geph) · Strong's: H5063
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: plague
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 12:13, Exodus 30:12, Numbers 8:19, Numbers 16:46, Numbers 16:47, Joshua 22:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5063; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 4
וּלְצ֨וּרu.le.Tzurand <into> a rock of
Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6697H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: rock
Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 17:6, Exodus 33:21, Exodus 33:22, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6697H; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 5
מִכְשׁ֜וֹלmikh.Sholstumbling
Lemma: מִכְשׁוֹל (mikh.shol) · Strong's: H4383
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: stumbling
Used 14 times. Also: Leviticus 19:14, 1 Samuel 25:31, Psalms 119:165, Isaiah 57:14, Jeremiah 6:21, Ezekiel 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4383; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 6
לִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.Neifor [the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Acbdc (Acbdc)
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 8:14 word 7
בָתֵּ֤יva.Tei[the] houses of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 8
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 9
לְפַ֣חle.Fach<into> a trap
Lemma: פַּח (pach) · Strong's: H6341A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: snare
Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 23:13, Job 18:9, Job 22:10, Psalms 11:6, Psalms 69:22, Psalms 91:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6341A; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 10
וּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.Keshand <into> a snare
Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: snare
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 11
לְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.Shevfor [the] inhabitant[s] of
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 12
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Isaiah 8:14 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And He will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a sanctuary | → | מִקְדָּשׁ H4720 sanctuary |
| but to both | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| houses | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| a stone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| of stumbling | → | נֶ֫גֶף H5063 plague |
| and a rock | → | צוּר H6697H rock |
| of offense | → | מִכְשׁוֹל H4383 stumbling |
| to the dwellers | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| of Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| a trap | → | פַּח H6341A snare |
| and a snare | → | מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare |
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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