Isaiah 9:15 Go deeper

The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. (KJV)

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זָקֵ֥ןza.Kenan old [man]

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: old: elder

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Isaiah 9:15 word 1

וּנְשׂוּא\־u.ne.su'-and [one] uplifted of

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375Q

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqsmsc)

Meaning: to lift: kindness

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 19:21, Genesis 32:20, Leviticus 19:15, Numbers 6:26, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 28:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375Q; TAHOT Isaiah 9:15 word 2

פָנִ֖יםfa.Nimface

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440N

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: face: kindness

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 19:21, Genesis 32:20, Leviticus 19:15, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440N; TAHOT Isaiah 9:15 word 3

ה֣וּאhu'he

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 9:15 word 4

הָרֹ֑אשׁha.Rosh[is] the head

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H

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

Meaning: head: leader

Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Isaiah 9:15 word 5

וְנָבִ֥יאve.na.Vi'and a prophet

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

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

Meaning: prophet

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Isaiah 9:15 word 6

מֽוֹרֶה\־mo.reh-[who] teaches

Lemma: יָרָה (ya.rah) · Strong's: H3384B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to show

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 31:51, Genesis 46:28, Exodus 4:12, Exodus 4:15, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3384B; TAHOT Isaiah 9:15 word 7

שֶּׁ֖קֶרShe.kerfalsehood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

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

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Isaiah 9:15 word 8

ה֥וּאhu'he

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 9:15 word 9

הַזָּנָֽב\׃ha.za.Nav[is] the tail

Lemma: זָנָב (za.nav) · Strong's: H2180

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

Meaning: tail

Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 4:4, Deuteronomy 28:13, Deuteronomy 28:44, Judges 15:4, Job 40:17, Isaiah 7:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2180; TAHOT Isaiah 9:15 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

The head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader
is the elder	→	זָקֵן H2205G old: elder
and honorable	→	נָשָׂא H5375Q to lift: kindness
man	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
and the tail	→	זָנָב H2180 tail
is the prophet	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
who teaches	→	יָרָה H3384B to show
lies	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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