Joel 1:15 Go deeper

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. (KJV)

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אֲהָ֖הּ'a.Hahalas!

Lemma: אֲהָהּ (a.hah) · Strong's: H0162

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: alas!

Used 15 times. Also: Joshua 7:7, Judges 6:22, Judges 11:35, 2 Kings 3:10, 2 Kings 6:5, 2 Kings 6:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0162; TAHOT Joel 1:15 word 1

לַיּ֑וֹםlai.Yomfor 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 Joel 1:15 word 2

כִּ֤יkifor

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 Joel 1:15 word 3

קָרוֹב֙ka.rOv[is] near

Lemma: קָרֹב (qa.rov) · Strong's: H7138

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

Meaning: near

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 45:10, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:27, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7138; TAHOT Joel 1:15 word 4

י֣וֹםYom[the] day of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

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 Joel 1:15 word 5

יְהוָ֔הYah.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 Joel 1:15 word 6

וּכְשֹׁ֖דu.khe.Shodand like devastation

Lemma: שֹׁד (shod) · Strong's: H7701

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

Meaning: violence

Used 25 times. Also: Job 5:21, Job 5:22, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 21:7, Proverbs 24:2, Isaiah 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7701; TAHOT Joel 1:15 word 7

מִשַׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.Daifrom [the] Almighty

Lemma: שַׁדַּי (shad.day) · Strong's: H7706

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Almighty

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 17:1, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 48:3, Genesis 49:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7706; TAHOT Joel 1:15 word 8

יָבֽוֹא\׃ya.Vo'it will come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

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

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Joel 1:15 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Alas	→	אֲהָהּ H0162 alas!
for the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
For	→	כִּי H3588A for
the Day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
is near	→	קָרֹב H7138 near
and it will come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
as destruction	→	שֹׁד H7701 violence
from the Almighty	→	שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty

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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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