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As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, (KJV)

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כְּבֹ֤שֶׁתke.Vo.shetlike [the] shame of

Lemma: בֹּ֫שֶׁת (bo.shet) · Strong's: H1322

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: shame

Used 30 times. Also: 1 Samuel 20:30, 2 Chronicles 32:21, Ezra 9:7, Job 8:22, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 40:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1322; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:26 word 1

גַּנָּב֙ga.Nava thief

Lemma: גַּנָּב (gan.nav) · Strong's: H1590

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

Meaning: thief

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 22:2, Exodus 22:7, Exodus 22:8, Deuteronomy 24:7, Job 24:14, Job 30:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1590; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:26 word 2

כִּ֣יkiif

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:26 word 3

יִמָּצֵ֔אyi.ma.Tze'he is found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:26 word 4

כֵּ֥ןkenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:26 word 5

הֹבִ֖ישׁוּho.Vi.shuthey have been put to shame

Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: be ashamed

Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:26 word 6

בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 Jeremiah 2:26 word 7

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.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 Jeremiah 2:26 word 8

הֵ֤מָּהHe.mahthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:26 word 9

מַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.Hemkings their

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:26 word 10

שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔םsa.rei.Hemofficials their

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:26 word 11

וְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖םve.kho.ha.nei.Hemand priests their

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: priest

Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:26 word 12

וּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם\׃u.ne.vi.'ei.Hemand prophets their

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 Jeremiah 2:26 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

As the thief	→	גַּנָּב H1590 thief
is ashamed	→	בֹּ֫שֶׁת H1322 shame
when	→	כִּי H3588A for
he is caught	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
so	→	כֵּן H3651C so
the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
is disgraced	→	בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed
They	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
their kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
their officials	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
their priests	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
and their prophets	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet

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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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