Joel 1:20 Go deeper
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The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. (KJV)
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גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 1
בַּהֲמ֥וֹתba.ha.Mot[the] animals of
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 2
שָׂדֶ֖הsa.Deh[the] field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: country
Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 3
תַּעֲר֣וֹגta.'a.Rogit pants
Lemma: עָרַג (a.rag) · Strong's: H6165
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to long for
Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 42:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6165; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 4
אֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khato you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 5
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 1:20 word 6
יָֽבְשׁוּ֙ya.ve.Shuthey have dried up
Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 1:20 word 7
אֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.kei[the] channels of
Lemma: אָפִיק (a.phiq) · Strong's: H0650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: channel
Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:16, Job 6:15, Job 12:21, Job 40:18, Job 41:15, Psalms 18:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0650; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 8
מָ֔יִםMa.yimwater
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 9
וְאֵ֕שׁve.'Eshand fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 10
אָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.Lahit has consumed
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 11
נְא֥וֹתne.'ot[the] pastures of
Lemma: נָוָה (na.ah) · Strong's: H4999
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: habitation
Used 12 times. Also: Psalms 23:2, Psalms 65:12, Psalms 74:20, Psalms 83:12, Jeremiah 9:10, Jeremiah 23:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4999; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 12
הַמִּדְבָּֽר\׃\ \פha.mid.Barthe wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Joel 1:20 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| the beasts | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| of the field | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| pant | → | עָרַג H6165 to long for |
| for You | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the streams | → | אָפִיק H0650 channel |
| of water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| have dried up | → | יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither |
| and fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| has consumed | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| the open | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| pastures | → | נָוָה H4999 habitation |
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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