Joel 1:17 Go deeper
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The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. (KJV)
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עָבְשׁ֣וּ'a.ve.Shuthey have shriveled
Lemma: עָבַשׁ (a.vash) · Strong's: H5685
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to shrivel
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5685; TAHOT Joel 1:17 word 1
פְרֻד֗וֹתfe.ru.Dot[the] seeds
Lemma: פְּרֻדָה (pe.ru.dah) · Strong's: H6507
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: grain
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6507; TAHOT Joel 1:17 word 2
תַּ֚חַתTa.chatunder
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: under
Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Joel 1:17 word 3
מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmeg.re.Fo.tei.Hemshovels their
Lemma: מֶגְרָפָה (mig.ra.phah) · Strong's: H4053
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: clod
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4053; TAHOT Joel 1:17 word 4
נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muthey are desolate
Lemma: שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) · Strong's: H8074G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: be desolate: destroyed
Used 56 times. Also: Leviticus 26:22, Leviticus 26:31, Leviticus 26:32, Leviticus 26:34, Leviticus 26:35, Leviticus 26:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8074G; TAHOT Joel 1:17 word 5
אֹֽצָר֔וֹת'o.tza.Rot[the] storehouses
Lemma: אוֹצָר (o.tsar) · Strong's: H0214
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: treasure
Used 79 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 32:34, Joshua 6:19, Joshua 6:24, 1 Kings 7:51, 1 Kings 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0214; TAHOT Joel 1:17 word 6
נֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.Suthey have been torn down
Lemma: הָרַס (ha.ras) · Strong's: H2040
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to overthrow
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 19:24, Exodus 23:24, Judges 6:25, 2 Samuel 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2040; TAHOT Joel 1:17 word 7
מַמְּגֻר֑וֹתma.me.gu.Rot[the] granaries
Lemma: מַמְּגֻרוֹת (mam.m.gu.rah) · Strong's: H4460
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: granary
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4460; TAHOT Joel 1:17 word 8
כִּ֥יkifor
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 1:17 word 9
הֹבִ֖ישׁho.Vishit has dried up
Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to wither
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Joel 1:17 word 10
דָּגָֽן\׃da.Gan[the] grain
Lemma: דָּגָן (da.gan) · Strong's: H1715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: grain
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:37, Numbers 18:12, Numbers 18:27, Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1715; TAHOT Joel 1:17 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The seeds | → | פְּרֻדָה H6507 grain |
| lie shriveled | → | עָבַשׁ H5685 to shrivel |
| beneath | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
| the clods | → | מֶגְרָפָה H4053 clod |
| the storehouses | → | אוֹצָר H0214 treasure |
| are in ruins | → | שָׁמֵם H8074G be desolate: destroyed |
| the granaries | → | מַמְּגֻרוֹת H4460 granary |
| are broken down | → | הָרַס H2040 to overthrow |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the grain | → | דָּגָן H1715 grain |
| has withered away | → | יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither |
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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