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The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? (KJV)
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בְּעַד֩be.'Adthrough
Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: about/through/for
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 1
הַחַלּ֨וֹןha.cha.Lonthe window
Lemma: חַלּוֹן (chal.lon) · Strong's: H2474
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: window
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 8:6, Genesis 26:8, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 2:18, Joshua 2:21, 1 Samuel 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2474; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 2
נִשְׁקְפָ֧הnish.ke.Fahshe looked down
Lemma: שָׁקַף (sha.qaph) · Strong's: H8259
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: to look
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 14:24, Numbers 21:20, Numbers 23:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8259; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 3
וַתְּיַבֵּ֛בva.te.ya.Bevand she lamented
Lemma: יָבַב (ya.vav) · Strong's: H2980
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)
Meaning: to cry
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2980; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 4
אֵ֥ם'em[the] mother of
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 5
סִֽיסְרָ֖אsis.Ra'Sisera
Lemma: סִיסְרָא (sis.ra) · Strong's: H5516G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sisera
Used 19 times. Also: Judges 4:2, Judges 4:7, Judges 4:9, Judges 4:12, Judges 4:13, Judges 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5516G; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 6
בְּעַ֣דbe.'Adthrough
Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: about/through/for
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 7
הָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑בha.'esh.Navthe widow-lattice
Lemma: אֶשְׁנָב (esh.nav) · Strong's: H0822
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lattice
Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 7:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0822; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 8
מַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'why?
Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: why?
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 9
בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁbo.Sheshhas it delayed
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17, 2 Kings 8:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 10
רִכְבּוֹ֙rikh.Bochariot his
Lemma: רֶ֫כֶב (re.khev) · Strong's: H7393G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: chariot
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:6, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7393G; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 11
לָב֔וֹאla.Vo'to come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 Judges 5:28 word 12
מַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'why?
Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: why?
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 13
אֶֽחֱר֔וּ'e.che.Ruhave they delayed
Lemma: אָחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0309
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: to delay
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 24:56, Genesis 32:4, Genesis 34:19, Exodus 22:29, Deuteronomy 7:10, Deuteronomy 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0309; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 14
פַּעֲמֵ֖יpa.'a.Mei[the] hoof-beats of
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 15
מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו\׃mar.ke.vo.Tavchariots his
Lemma: מֶרְכָּבָה (mer.ka.vah) · Strong's: H4818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: chariot
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 41:43, Genesis 46:29, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 15:4, Joshua 11:6, Joshua 11:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4818; TAHOT Judges 5:28 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Sisera’s | → | סִיסְרָא H5516G Sisera |
| mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| looked | → | שָׁקַף H8259 to look |
| through | → | בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for |
| the window | → | חַלּוֹן H2474 window |
| she peered through | → | בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for |
| the lattice | → | אֶשְׁנָב H0822 lattice |
| and lamented | → | יָבַב H2980 to cry |
| Why | → | מַדּוּעַ H4069 why? |
| is his chariot | → | רֶ֫כֶב H7393G chariot |
| so long | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
| in coming | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| What | → | מַדּוּעַ H4069 why? |
| has delayed | → | אָחַר H0309 to delay |
| the clatter | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
| of his chariots | → | מֶרְכָּבָה H4818 chariot |
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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