Joshua 8:28 Go deeper

And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.Rofand he burned

Lemma: שָׂרַף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8313

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to burn

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:34, Exodus 32:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8313; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 1

יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'Joshua

Lemma: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (ye.ho.shu.a) · Strong's: H3091G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joshua

Used 204 times. Also: Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 32:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3091G; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 3

הָעָ֑יha.'Ai<the> Ai

Lemma: עַי (ay) · Strong's: H5857G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Ai

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:3, Joshua 7:2, Joshua 7:3, Joshua 7:4, Joshua 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5857G; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 4

וַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָvay.si.Me.haand he made it

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 5

תֵּל\־tel-a mound of

Lemma: תֵּל (tel) · Strong's: H8510

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

Meaning: mound

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:16, Joshua 11:13, Jeremiah 30:18, Jeremiah 49:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8510; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 6

עוֹלָם֙o.Lamperpetuity

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

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

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 7

שְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.Maha desolation

Lemma: שְׁמָמָה (she.ma.mah) · Strong's: H8077A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: devastation

Used 55 times. Also: Exodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:33, Isaiah 1:7, Isaiah 6:11, Isaiah 17:9, Isaiah 64:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8077A; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 8

עַ֖ד'aduntil

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 9

הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L

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

Meaning: day: today

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 10

הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Joshua 8:28 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

So Joshua	→	יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua
burned	→	שָׂרַף H8313 to burn
Ai	→	עַי H5857G Ai
and made it	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
a permanent	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring
heap of ruins	→	תֵּל H8510 mound
a desolation	→	שְׁמָמָה H8077A devastation
to	→	עַד H5704 till
this	→	זֶה H2088 this
day	→	יוֹם H3117L day: today

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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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