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Isaiah 28:13 — Word Study

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WLCוְהָיָ֨ה לָהֶ֜ם דְּבַר־ יְהוָ֗ה צַ֣ו לָצָ֞ו צַ֤ו לָצָו֙ קַ֤ו לָקָו֙ קַ֣ו לָקָ֔ו זְעֵ֥יר שָׁ֖ם זְעֵ֣יר שָׁ֑ם לְמַ֨עַן יֵלְכ֜וּ וְכָשְׁל֤וּ אָחוֹר֙ וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ פ

BSAThen the worddâbâr [divine message, command] of the LORDYᵉhôvâh [Yehovah, the Lord God] will becomehâyâh Ordertsav [precept, command] on ordertsav ordertsav on ordertsav lineqav [cord, rule] on lineqav lineqav on lineqav a littlezᵉʻêyr [small amount, brief time] hereshâm a littlezᵉʻêyr thereshâm so thatmaʻan stumblingkâshal [trip, fall] backwardʼâchôwr [in reverse, away from God] and will be injuredshâbar [broken, shattered] ensnaredyâqôsh [trapped, caught] and capturedlâkad [seized, taken]

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Isaiah 28:13quick helps
In a sentenceThe LORD's word will become a repetitive command that leads to stumbling and capture.
Who is speakingThe LORD, addressing those who refuse to listen.
Where we areThe context is a warning about the consequences of ignoring God's message.
The hard wordצַו
Take awayRepetition in the command leads to confusion and downfall.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectצַו verbהָיָה The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Isaiah 28:13

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Context — The Consequences of Ignoring God's Wordgenerated

12to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.
13Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
14Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
15For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”

Isaiah 28:13 highlights the LORD's message, emphasizing the repetitive nature of His commands. This verse serves as a warning to those who refuse to heed God's instructions, illustrating how their refusal leads to stumbling and capture. The surrounding verses further elaborate on the consequences of disregarding God's word, as seen in the preceding and following verses that call for attention and obedience.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Isaiah 28:10For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”
2Jeremiah 23:36–38But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.
3Hosea 6:5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.
4Hosea 8:12Though I wrote for them the great things of My law, they regarded them as something strange.
5Isaiah 6:9–10And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 13 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word צַו, tzavgenerated

The word צַו (tzav) means 'command' or 'precept'. It is derived from a root meaning to command and is often used in the context of God's instructions to His people. In this verse, it emphasizes the authoritative nature of the LORD's message, which is meant to guide and direct.

The parsing indicates that צַו is a masculine singular noun, suggesting a specific command that is being issued. Its repetition in the verse underscores the importance of the command and the seriousness of the consequences for ignoring it.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb of the verse is הָיָ֨ה (ve.ha.Yah), which governs the entire structure. The sentence is complex, with multiple clauses and phrases indicating the nature and content of the command.

The structure emphasizes the repetitive nature of the commands with phrases like 'order on order' and 'line on line', which create a rhythm and highlight the seriousness of the message being conveyed.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, the Hebrew צַו is rendered as θλῖψις (thlipsis), which translates to 'pressure' or 'affliction'. This choice may imply that the commands are not only directives but also carry a weight that leads to distress for those who ignore them.

This interpretation suggests a widening of meaning, where the command is seen not just as a directive but as something that can bring about hardship if disregarded.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Isaiah 28:13 states that the LORD's word will become a repetitive command, leading to confusion and stumbling for those who do not listen. The repetition emphasizes the seriousness of the message, warning of the consequences of ignoring God's instructions.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that the word of the LORD becomes a command?

It indicates that God's message is authoritative and intended to guide His people, but if ignored, it leads to negative consequences.

Why is there repetition in the command?

The repetition emphasizes the importance of the message and serves as a warning to those who refuse to listen.

What are the consequences of ignoring God's word?

Ignoring God's commands can lead to stumbling, injury, and ultimately being captured or ensnared.

How does this verse relate to the surrounding context?

The surrounding verses highlight the refusal to listen to God's message and the resulting consequences, reinforcing the need for obedience.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How can I ensure that I am attentive to God's commands in my life?
  2. What are some ways I might be ignoring God's word, and what consequences might that lead to?
  3. In what areas of my life do I need to seek clarity from God's instructions?
  4. How can I help others understand the importance of following God's commands?

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Isaiah 28:13 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept,.... Was despised and derided by them; they took the prophet's words out of his mouth, and in a scoffing manner repeated them; which, in

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, -The prophet now turns to Judah, a gracious promise to the remnant

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The sense of the words thus rendered may be this, They spake of God’ s word with scorn and contempt, repeating the prophet’ s words in a scoffing manner, and with a stammering and ridiculous tone, saying, Precept upon precept, &c.; as if they had said, It seems the prophet takes us to be mere children, that need to be taught our first rudiments, and that but slowly. That these were scornful men. and mockers is affirmed, ,22; and as scoffers frequently catch the words out of other men’ s mouths, and use them in way of derision, so it may be thought they did with the prophet’ s words. But the words may be, and by divers learned men are, rendered a little otherwise; And the word of the Lord…

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 28:13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.Ver. 13. But the word of God was unto them precept upon precept, &c., ] i.e., A derision, therefore henceforth; hearing they shall hear and not understand: Sic Sanniones Deus punit. That they may go, and fall backward.] Ut vadant et cadant retrorsum, tanquam turpiter ab hoste superati et resuperati, laid flat on their backs, brought to remediless ruin. This came of their obstinace; though not intentionally, yet eventually.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(13) That they might go, and fall backward . . .—The words are an echo of those in Isaiah 8:14-15. The preaching which might have led to “rest and refreshing” would become to those who scorned it a “stumbling stone” on which they would fall, a “net” in which they, who boasted of their freedom, would be entangled.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

13. But the word of the Lord was] Render: And (so) the word of Jehovah shall be—all that they had scoffingly said about Isaiah’s message (Isaiah 28:10), a monotonous, intolerable, yet unavoidable, succession of judgments (cf. Isaiah 28:19). that they might … backward] that they may go and stumble backwards (cf. ch. Isaiah 6:11-12). and be broken … taken] as in ch. Isaiah 8:15.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But the word of the Lord was unto them - Or, rather, but the word of Yahweh “shall be” unto them. This refers to the mode in which God said He would instruct them in a foreign land.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

13. Word… unto them precept — God’s method of training this people is described, namely, by the most patient, ploddingly-repeated, lessons. That — Two things are meant by this word. 1.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Therefore Yahweh’s word will be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, fall backward, be broken, be snared, and be taken.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.

NETBNew English Translation2006

So the Lord’s word to them will sound like meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there. As a result, they will fall on their backsides when they try to walk, and be injured, ensnared, and captured.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Therefore shall the word of Jehovah be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Therefore shall the word of the LORD be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

But the word of the LORD was to them, precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Therefore shall the worde of the Lord be vnto them precept vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vnto line, line vnto line, there a litle and there a litle, that they may goe, and fall backward, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

And the word of Jehovah was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little: that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And to whom a word of Jehovah hath been, Rule on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there, So that they go and have stumbled backward, And been broken, and snared, and captured.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And to whom a word of YHWH has been, || Rule on rule, rule on rule, || Line on line, line on line, || A little here, a little there, || So that they go and have stumbled backward, || And been broken, and snared, and captured.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Therefore shall be unto them the word of the Lord, precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; in order that they may go, and stumble backward, and be broken, and snared, and caught.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

So the word of Yahweh will be to them command upon command, command upon command; rule upon rule, rule upon rule; here a little, there a little; so that they may go and fall backward, and be broken, ensnared, and captured.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

And the word of the Lord shall be to them: Command, command again; command, command again: expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there: that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Therefore the Lord's message to them will become, “This blah and that blah, blah upon blah, and again blah and blah, and even more blah and blah, a bit here and a bit there,” so that they'll fall over backwards, and they'll be wounded, trapped, and captured.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

For this cause the word of the Lord will be to them rule after rule, line after line, here a little, there a little; so that they may go on their way, and falling back may be broken, and taken in the net.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

וְandclauseclauseverbהָיָ֨הit.will.beprepositional phrase · prepositionalלָtoהֶ֜םthemnoun phrase · subjectדְּבַרthe.wordיְהוָ֗הof.Yahwehclause · objectclausesubjectצַ֣וcommandprepositional phrase · predicateלָtoצָ֞וcommandclausesubjectצַ֤וcommandprepositional phrase · predicateלָtoצָו֙commandclausesubjectקַ֤וlineprepositional phrase · predicateלָtoקָו֙lineclausesubjectקַ֣וlineprepositional phrase · predicateלָtoקָ֔וlineclausesubjectזְעֵ֥ירa.littlepredicateשָׁ֖םthereclausesubjectזְעֵ֣ירa.littlepredicateשָׁ֑םthereclauseלְמַ֨עַןso.thatclauseclauseverbיֵלְכ֜וּthey.may.goוְandclauseverbכָשְׁל֤וּthey.will.stumbleadverbialאָחוֹר֙backwardsוְandclauseverbנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּthey.will.be.brokenוְandclauseverbנוֹקְשׁ֖וּthey.will.be.ensnaredוְandclauseverbנִלְכָּֽדוּthey.will.be.captured

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text, the Septuagint, and the Dead Sea Scrolls largely agree on the wording of this verse. The Dead Sea Scrolls show some variations, with certain words partially restored, but the core message remains consistent across these witnesses.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וְהָיָ֨ה לָהֶ֜ם דְּבַר־ יְהוָ֗ה צַ֣ו לָצָ֞ו צַ֤ו לָצָו֙ קַ֤ו לָקָו֙ קַ֣ו לָקָ֔ו זְעֵ֥יר שָׁ֖ם זְעֵ֣יר שָׁ֑ם לְמַ֨עַן יֵלְכ֜וּ וְכָשְׁל֤וּ אָחוֹר֙ וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ פ

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וְהָיָ֨הἔσταιלָהֶ֜םαὐτοῖςיְהוָ֗הθεοῦצַ֣וθλῖψιςלָצָ֞וθλῖψινקַ֤וἐλπὶςלָקָו֙ἐλπίδιזְעֵ֥ירμικρὸνזְעֵ֣ירμικρόνלְמַ֨עַןἵναיֵלְכ֜וּπορευθῶσινוְכָשְׁל֤וּπέσωσινאָחוֹר֙ὀπίσωוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּκινδυνεύσουσινוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ פἁλώσονται

15 of the 23 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 1Qisaaa copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

והיה ל׳הם דבר יהוה צי לצי צי לצי קו לקו קו לקו זעיר שמ זעיר שם למען ילכו וכשלו אחור ונשברו ונוקשו ונלכדו

23 words on the leather.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q57a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

והיה ל׳המה [דבר] [יהוה] [צו] [לצו] [צו] [לצו] [קו] [לקו] [קו] [לקו] [זעיר] [שם] זעיר שם למען [ילכו] [וכשלו] [אחור] [ונשברו] [ונוקשו] [ונלכדו]

4 words on the leather — 1 partly restored, 18 supplied entire by an editor.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Isaiah 28:13הָיָהand it willand it will beהָיָההֶםto themto themהֶםדָּבָר[the] word [the] word ofדָּבָריהוהYahwehYahwehיהוהצַוcommandcommandצַוצַוto [the] coto [the] commanצַוצַוcommandcommandצַוצַוto [the] coto [the] commanצַוקַוlinelineקַוקַוto [the] lito [the] lineקַוקַוlinelineקַוקַוto [the] lito [the] lineקַוזְעֵירa littlea littleזְעֵירשָׁםtherethereשָׁםזְעֵירa littlea littleזְעֵירשָׁםtherethereשָׁםמַ֫עַןso thatso thatמַ֫עַןהָלַךְthey may gothey may goהָלַךְכָּשַׁלand they wiand they will sכָּשַׁלאָחוֹרbackwardsbackwardsאָחוֹרשָׁבַרand they wiand they will bשָׁבַריָקֹשׁand they wiand they will bיָקֹשׁלָכַדand they wiand they will bלָכַדצָוָהto commandto commandצָוָהקָוָהto awaitto awaitקָוָהדָבַרto speak: to speak: speakדָבַרהָיָהto beto beהָיָהצָעַרbe littlebe littleצָעַראֲשֶׁרwhichwhichאֲשֶׁרעוּןto dwellto dwellעוּןאֲחִירַעAhiraAhiraאֲחִירַעהָוָאto fallto fallהָוָאהָלַךְto walkto walkהָלַךְשָׂבַרto inspectto inspectשָׂבַרקַוcordcordקַוזְעֵירlittlelittleזְעֵירצַוcommandcommandצַונָדַחto banishto banishנָדַחגּוּרto sojournto sojournגּוּריֶ֫תֶרremainderremainderיֶ֫תֶרסֵ֫פֶרscroll: doscroll: documenסֵ֫פֶר
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Isaiah 28:13

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
וְהָיָ֨הve.ha.Yah and it will be H1961 Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
3,562× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Tyndale gloss
to be
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be

Qal

Fall out, happen

occur, take place, come about, come to pass

esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass

וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

Come into being, become

abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

sq. prep.

become

sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

sq. pred. adj.

become like

sq. pred. לְ pers.

sq. לְ pred.

oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.

with עַל and לְ

sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)

exist, be in existence

abide, remain, continue

with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie

as copula, joining subj. & pred.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen

. occur, take place, come about, come to pass

. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

. sq. prep.

. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

. sq. pred. adj.

. become like

. sq. pred. + לְ pers.

. sq. לְ pred.

. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.

. with עַל and לְ

. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence

. abide, remain, continue

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1961 hayah haw-yaw

a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,

come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or

auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,

committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,

fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit

(one-)self, require, X use.

see HEBREW for 01933

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) ---

1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become

1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become

1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be

1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Qal-3ms — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
Hc/Vqq3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

See TESTAMENT.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ THE MENTAL FACULTY

Freedom of, recognized by God Ge 4:6-10; De 5:29; 1Ki 20:42; Isa 1:18-20; 43:26; Jer 36:3,7; Joh 7:17

See BLESSINGS, CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE

See CHOICE

See CONTINGENCY

→ OF GOD, THE SUPREME RULE OF DUTY Mt 6:10; 12:50; 26:39,42; Mr 3:35; 14:36; Lu 11:2; 22:42; Joh 4:34; 5:30; 6:38-40; Ac…

and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
לָהֶ֜םla.Hem to them H9038 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הֶם (hem) — them.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Sp3mp — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp3mp
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
דְּבַר־de.var- [the] word of H1697 Noun common · masculine singular construct
1,442× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A word or thing, like a matter or affair, as seen in the book of Chronicles where it refers to the events and words of kings. It can also mean a cause or reason for something.
Amplified meaning
divine message, command
Tyndale gloss
Chronicles
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

דָּבָר (dabar) means 'word' or 'speech' and encompasses a range of meanings including discourse, saying, and matter. It can refer to anything spoken or a topic of discussion, extending to concepts like business or affairs. The entries consistently highlight its use in various contexts, but do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicographers.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

דָּבָר 1439 n.m. speech, word

sg. speech, discourse, saying, word, as the sum of that which is spoken

sg. saying, utterance, sentence, as a section of a discourse

sg. a word, words

sg. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1697 דָּבָר speech, word . sg. speech, discourse, saying, word, as the sum of that which is spoken

. sg. saying, utterance, sentence, as a section of a discourse

. sg. a word, words

. sg. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1697 dabar daw-baw'

from 1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or

thing; adverbially, a cause:--act, advice, affair, answer, X

any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case,

cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X

commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, +

dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, +

eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt,

+ iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter,

message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, +

please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose,

question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said,

sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness),

somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that,

X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings,

what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.

see HEBREW for 01696

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

דָּבָר (da.var) — word.

: word/speech/command

1) speech, word, speaking, thing

1a) speech

1b) saying, utterance

1c) word, words

1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

דָּבָר (da.var) — word: speaking.

: speaking

1) speech, word, speaking, thing

1a) speech

1b) saying, utterance

1c) word, words

1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

דָּבָר (da.var) — word: thing.

: thing/matter

1) speech, word, speaking, thing

1a) speech

1b) saying, utterance

1c) word, words

1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

דָּבָר (da.var) — word: promised.

: promised/duty

1) speech, word, speaking, thing

1a) speech

1b) saying, utterance

1c) word, words

1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

דָּבָר (da.var) — word: deed.

: deed

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular construct
HNcmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
יְהוָ֗הYah.weh Yahweh H3068 Noun proper
6,528× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
Yehovah, the Lord God
Tyndale gloss
The Lord
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) is the proper name of the God of Israel, often rendered as Jehovah or the Lord. It signifies the self-existent or eternal nature of God. The name is closely associated with the revelation to Moses in Exodus 3:12-15 and is used in conjunction with other terms to denote sacred places. Some scholars suggest it derives from a root meaning 'to bring into being.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יהוה c. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהֹוָה 6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהֹוִה 305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים) 2. Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver)

יהוה is not used by E in Gn, but is given Ex 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb

יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D

the phrase † אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy

יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3068 יהוה i.e. יַהְוֶה n. pr. dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3068 Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw'

from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish

national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.

see HEBREW for 01961

see HEBREW for 03050

see HEBREW for 03069

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — LORD.

Jehovah = "the existing One"

1) the proper name of the one true God

1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of a.do.na (אֲדֹנָי "Lord" H0136)

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — The Lord.

Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — (Jerusalem of) the Lord.

Combined with ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper
HNpt
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
צַ֣וtzav command H6673 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
9× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means a command or ordinance, often used to describe God's instructions to the Israelites. It can also refer to a precept or rule, as seen in the writings of prophets like Isaiah.
Amplified meaning
precept, command
Tyndale gloss
command
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

צַו (tsav) generally refers to a command or ordinance. It is derived from a root meaning to command and can imply an injunction or precept. The term appears in contexts that may include mockery, as noted in some interpretations, suggesting its use can vary in tone and intent.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צַו appar. n.[m.] dub. word;—usu. command, ordinance

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6673 צַו dub. word;—usu. command, ordinance

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6673 tsav tsav

or tsav {tsawv}; from 6680; an injunction:--commandment,

precept.

see HEBREW for 06680

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צַו (tsav) — command.

1) command, ordinance, oracle (meaning uncertain)

1a) used in mocking mimicry of Isaiah's words and thus not a true divine command

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
לָצָ֞וla.Tzav to [the] command H6673 Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
9× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means a command or ordinance, often used to describe God's instructions to the Israelites. It can also refer to a precept or rule, as seen in the writings of prophets like Isaiah.
Tyndale gloss
command
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

צַו (tsav) generally refers to a command or ordinance. It is derived from a root meaning to command and can imply an injunction or precept. The term appears in contexts that may include mockery, as noted in some interpretations, suggesting its use can vary in tone and intent.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צַו appar. n.[m.] dub. word;—usu. command, ordinance

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6673 צַו dub. word;—usu. command, ordinance

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6673 tsav tsav

or tsav {tsawv}; from 6680; an injunction:--commandment,

precept.

see HEBREW for 06680

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צַו (tsav) — command.

1) command, ordinance, oracle (meaning uncertain)

1a) used in mocking mimicry of Isaiah's words and thus not a true divine command

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
HR/Ncmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
צַ֤וtzav command H6673 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
9× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means a command or ordinance, often used to describe God's instructions to the Israelites. It can also refer to a precept or rule, as seen in the writings of prophets like Isaiah.
Tyndale gloss
command
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

צַו (tsav) generally refers to a command or ordinance. It is derived from a root meaning to command and can imply an injunction or precept. The term appears in contexts that may include mockery, as noted in some interpretations, suggesting its use can vary in tone and intent.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צַו appar. n.[m.] dub. word;—usu. command, ordinance

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6673 צַו dub. word;—usu. command, ordinance

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6673 tsav tsav

or tsav {tsawv}; from 6680; an injunction:--commandment,

precept.

see HEBREW for 06680

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צַו (tsav) — command.

1) command, ordinance, oracle (meaning uncertain)

1a) used in mocking mimicry of Isaiah's words and thus not a true divine command

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
לָצָו֙la.Tzav to [the] command H6673 Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
9× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means a command or ordinance, often used to describe God's instructions to the Israelites. It can also refer to a precept or rule, as seen in the writings of prophets like Isaiah.
Tyndale gloss
command
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

צַו (tsav) generally refers to a command or ordinance. It is derived from a root meaning to command and can imply an injunction or precept. The term appears in contexts that may include mockery, as noted in some interpretations, suggesting its use can vary in tone and intent.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צַו appar. n.[m.] dub. word;—usu. command, ordinance

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6673 צַו dub. word;—usu. command, ordinance

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6673 tsav tsav

or tsav {tsawv}; from 6680; an injunction:--commandment,

precept.

see HEBREW for 06680

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צַו (tsav) — command.

1) command, ordinance, oracle (meaning uncertain)

1a) used in mocking mimicry of Isaiah's words and thus not a true divine command

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
HR/Ncmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
קַ֤וkav line H6957 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
21× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means a cord or line, used for measuring or as a musical string. It can also mean a rule or a rim, and is translated as line in the Bible.
Amplified meaning
cord, rule
Tyndale gloss
cord
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

קַו (qav) primarily means 'line' or 'cord', often used for measuring. It may also refer to a musical string or a rule. The term has an onomatopoeic aspect noted in the context of Isaiah, suggesting a playful or nonsensical mimicry. There is some ambiguity regarding its figurative uses, but the core meanings revolve around measurement and connection.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

קַו mimicry of Isaiah's words, perh. senseless

base

קַו n.m. line

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6957a קַו mimicry of Isaiah's words, perh. nonsense H6957b קַו line

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6957 qav kav

or qav {kawv}; from 6960 (compare 6961); a cord (as

connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule;

also a rim, a musical string or accord:--line. Compare 6978.

see HEBREW for 06960

see HEBREW for 06961

see HEBREW for 06978

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קַו (qav) — cord.

1) line, measuring-line

2) (BDB) onomatapoetic mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless

קַו (qav) — line.

1) cord, line, measuring-line

1a) cord

1b) measuring-line

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lin (qaw, chebhel): Usually of a measuring line, as Jer 31:39; Eze 47:3; Zec 1:16 (qaw); Ps 78:55; Am 7:17; Zec 2:1 (chebhel). Other Hebrew words mean simply a cord or thread (Jos 2:18,21; 1Ki 7:15; Eze 40:3). In Ps 19:4 (qaw, "Their line is gone out through all the earth"), the reference is probably still to measurement (the heaven as spanning and…

and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
לָקָו֙la.Kav to [the] line H6957 Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
21× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means a cord or line, used for measuring or as a musical string. It can also mean a rule or a rim, and is translated as line in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
cord
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

קַו (qav) primarily means 'line' or 'cord', often used for measuring. It may also refer to a musical string or a rule. The term has an onomatopoeic aspect noted in the context of Isaiah, suggesting a playful or nonsensical mimicry. There is some ambiguity regarding its figurative uses, but the core meanings revolve around measurement and connection.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

קַו mimicry of Isaiah's words, perh. senseless

base

קַו n.m. line

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6957a קַו mimicry of Isaiah's words, perh. nonsense H6957b קַו line

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6957 qav kav

or qav {kawv}; from 6960 (compare 6961); a cord (as

connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule;

also a rim, a musical string or accord:--line. Compare 6978.

see HEBREW for 06960

see HEBREW for 06961

see HEBREW for 06978

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קַו (qav) — cord.

1) line, measuring-line

2) (BDB) onomatapoetic mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless

קַו (qav) — line.

1) cord, line, measuring-line

1a) cord

1b) measuring-line

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
HR/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lin (qaw, chebhel): Usually of a measuring line, as Jer 31:39; Eze 47:3; Zec 1:16 (qaw); Ps 78:55; Am 7:17; Zec 2:1 (chebhel). Other Hebrew words mean simply a cord or thread (Jos 2:18,21; 1Ki 7:15; Eze 40:3). In Ps 19:4 (qaw, "Their line is gone out through all the earth"), the reference is probably still to measurement (the heaven as spanning and…

and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
קַ֣וkav line H6957 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
21× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means a cord or line, used for measuring or as a musical string. It can also mean a rule or a rim, and is translated as line in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
cord
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

קַו (qav) primarily means 'line' or 'cord', often used for measuring. It may also refer to a musical string or a rule. The term has an onomatopoeic aspect noted in the context of Isaiah, suggesting a playful or nonsensical mimicry. There is some ambiguity regarding its figurative uses, but the core meanings revolve around measurement and connection.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

קַו mimicry of Isaiah's words, perh. senseless

base

קַו n.m. line

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6957a קַו mimicry of Isaiah's words, perh. nonsense H6957b קַו line

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6957 qav kav

or qav {kawv}; from 6960 (compare 6961); a cord (as

connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule;

also a rim, a musical string or accord:--line. Compare 6978.

see HEBREW for 06960

see HEBREW for 06961

see HEBREW for 06978

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קַו (qav) — cord.

1) line, measuring-line

2) (BDB) onomatapoetic mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless

קַו (qav) — line.

1) cord, line, measuring-line

1a) cord

1b) measuring-line

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lin (qaw, chebhel): Usually of a measuring line, as Jer 31:39; Eze 47:3; Zec 1:16 (qaw); Ps 78:55; Am 7:17; Zec 2:1 (chebhel). Other Hebrew words mean simply a cord or thread (Jos 2:18,21; 1Ki 7:15; Eze 40:3). In Ps 19:4 (qaw, "Their line is gone out through all the earth"), the reference is probably still to measurement (the heaven as spanning and…

and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
לָקָ֔וla.Kav to [the] line H6957 Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
21× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means a cord or line, used for measuring or as a musical string. It can also mean a rule or a rim, and is translated as line in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
cord
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

קַו (qav) primarily means 'line' or 'cord', often used for measuring. It may also refer to a musical string or a rule. The term has an onomatopoeic aspect noted in the context of Isaiah, suggesting a playful or nonsensical mimicry. There is some ambiguity regarding its figurative uses, but the core meanings revolve around measurement and connection.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

קַו mimicry of Isaiah's words, perh. senseless

base

קַו n.m. line

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6957a קַו mimicry of Isaiah's words, perh. nonsense H6957b קַו line

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6957 qav kav

or qav {kawv}; from 6960 (compare 6961); a cord (as

connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule;

also a rim, a musical string or accord:--line. Compare 6978.

see HEBREW for 06960

see HEBREW for 06961

see HEBREW for 06978

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קַו (qav) — cord.

1) line, measuring-line

2) (BDB) onomatapoetic mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless

קַו (qav) — line.

1) cord, line, measuring-line

1a) cord

1b) measuring-line

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
HR/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lin (qaw, chebhel): Usually of a measuring line, as Jer 31:39; Eze 47:3; Zec 1:16 (qaw); Ps 78:55; Am 7:17; Zec 2:1 (chebhel). Other Hebrew words mean simply a cord or thread (Jos 2:18,21; 1Ki 7:15; Eze 40:3). In Ps 19:4 (qaw, "Their line is gone out through all the earth"), the reference is probably still to measurement (the heaven as spanning and…

and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
זְעֵ֥ירze.'Eir a little H2191 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
5× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means something or someone that is small or little in quantity or time. It's used in the Bible to describe something that is limited or not very large. It conveys a sense of fewness or brevity.
Amplified meaning
small amount, brief time
Tyndale gloss
little
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זְעֵיר (ze`eyr) means 'little' and is a diminutive form indicating smallness in quantity or time. It is derived from an unused root related to the concept of dwindling. The word has an Aramaic equivalent, זְעֵיר (ze.er), also meaning 'little'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

זְעֵיר n.[m.] a little (diminutive form)

of quantity, amount (of instruction)

of time

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2191 זְעֵיר a little (diminutive form) . of quantity, amount (of instruction)

. of time

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2191 ze`eyr zeh-ayr'

from an unused root (akin (by permutation) to 6819), meaning

to dwindle; small:--little.

see HEBREW for 06819

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זְעֵיר (ze.er) — little.

1) a little

1a) of quantity

1b) of time

Aramaic equivalent: ze.er (זְעֵיר "little" H2192)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
שָׁ֖םsham there H8033 Adverb
834× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word sham means there or then, often used to describe a location or point in time. It can also mean thither or thence, indicating movement or direction. This word is used frequently in the Bible to provide context and clarify the setting of a story.
Tyndale gloss
there
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שָׁם (sham) is a Hebrew adverb meaning 'there' or 'thither,' indicating a location or direction. It can also refer to a point in time, translating to 'then.' The word is derived from a relative pronoun and is used in various contexts, including movement and temporal references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁם adv. there, thither

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8033 שָׁם there, thither

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8033 sham shawm

a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, 834);

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or

thence:--in it, + thence, there (-in, + of, + out), +

thither, + whither.

see HEBREW for 0834

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁם (sham) — there.

1) there, thither

1a) there

1b) thither (after verbs of motion)

1c) from there, thence

1d) then (as an adverb of time)

Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536)

שָׁם (sham) — (Jerusalem) Is There.

Combined with ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

This name means there, thither

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adv — Adverb
HD
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
זְעֵ֣ירze.'Eir a little H2191 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
5× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means something or someone that is small or little in quantity or time. It's used in the Bible to describe something that is limited or not very large. It conveys a sense of fewness or brevity.
Tyndale gloss
little
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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זְעֵיר (ze`eyr) means 'little' and is a diminutive form indicating smallness in quantity or time. It is derived from an unused root related to the concept of dwindling. The word has an Aramaic equivalent, זְעֵיר (ze.er), also meaning 'little'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

זְעֵיר n.[m.] a little (diminutive form)

of quantity, amount (of instruction)

of time

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2191 זְעֵיר a little (diminutive form) . of quantity, amount (of instruction)

. of time

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2191 ze`eyr zeh-ayr'

from an unused root (akin (by permutation) to 6819), meaning

to dwindle; small:--little.

see HEBREW for 06819

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זְעֵיר (ze.er) — little.

1) a little

1a) of quantity

1b) of time

Aramaic equivalent: ze.er (זְעֵיר "little" H2192)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
שָׁ֑םSham there H8033 Adverb
834× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word sham means there or then, often used to describe a location or point in time. It can also mean thither or thence, indicating movement or direction. This word is used frequently in the Bible to provide context and clarify the setting of a story.
Tyndale gloss
there
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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שָׁם (sham) is a Hebrew adverb meaning 'there' or 'thither,' indicating a location or direction. It can also refer to a point in time, translating to 'then.' The word is derived from a relative pronoun and is used in various contexts, including movement and temporal references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁם adv. there, thither

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8033 שָׁם there, thither

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8033 sham shawm

a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, 834);

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or

thence:--in it, + thence, there (-in, + of, + out), +

thither, + whither.

see HEBREW for 0834

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁם (sham) — there.

1) there, thither

1a) there

1b) thither (after verbs of motion)

1c) from there, thence

1d) then (as an adverb of time)

Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536)

שָׁם (sham) — (Jerusalem) Is There.

Combined with ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

This name means there, thither

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adv — Adverb
HD
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an so that H4616 Particle
272× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means because of something or for a specific purpose. It is used to explain why something happens or is done. In the Bible, it is used to describe God's intentions or purposes.
Tyndale gloss
because
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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מַ֫עַן (ma`an) is a preposition and conjunction meaning 'for the sake of' or 'on account of.' It conveys purpose or intent, indicating a motive or aim, and is used adverbially. The word is derived from a root meaning 'heed' or 'purpose' and appears in contexts that express reasons or intentions.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[מַ֫עַן] subst. purpose, intent, only with לְ, in לְמַ֫עַן 271 prep. and conj. for the sake of, on account of, to the intent or in order that

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4616 מַ֫עַן prep. and conj. for the sake of, on account of, to the intent or in order that

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4616 ma`an mah'-an

from 6030; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only

adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim),

teleologically, in order that:--because of, to the end

(intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), + lest, that, to.

see HEBREW for 06030

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מַ֫עַן (ma.an) — because.

1) purpose, intent prep

1a) for the sake of

1b) in view of, on account of

1c) for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to conj

1d) to the end that

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep — Particle
HTc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

so (co', although the Hebrew might be pointed cewe'; Assyrian Sib'u; Septuagint Segor, Soa; Manetho, Seuechos; Latin Sevechus; Herodotus (ii. 137 ff), Sabakon): In all probability the "Sabaeo" of Herodotus, the Shabaka, who founded the Ethiopian dynasty, the XXVth of Egyptian kings. His date is given as 715-707 BC (Flinders Petrie, History of Egypt, III, 281 ff), but we may suppose that before his accession to the throne he was entitled to be designated king, as being actually regent. To this So, Hoshea, king of Israel, made an appeal for assistance to enable him to throw off the yoke of the Assyrian Shalmaneser IV (2Ki 17:3). But Hoshea's submission to So brought him no advantage, for Shalmaneser came up throughout all the land and laid siege to Samaria. Not long after the fall of Samaria, So ventured upon an eastern campaign, and…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

So

(Nubian, Sabako), an Ethiopian king who brought Egypt under his sway. He was bribed by Hoshea to help him against the Assyrian monarch Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:4). This was a return to the policy that had been successful in the reign of Jeroboam I.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

"So, king of Egypt," is once mentioned in the Bible -- (2 Kings 17:4) So has been identified by different writers with the first and second kings of the Ethiopian twenty-fifth dynasty, called by Manetho, Sabakon (Shebek) and Sebichos (Shebetek).

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

King of Egypt, made an alliance with Hoshea king of Israel, and promised him assistance; but was unable to prevent Shalmaneser king of Assyria from taking Samaria and subverting the kingdom, B. C. 721, 2Ki 17:4. See PHARAOH.

So is believed to have been the Servetus or Sabaco II of secular history, the second king of the Ethiopian or twenty-fifth dynasty, and the predecessor of Trihakah. A singular fact has been brought to light by the recent explorations at Nineveh, corroborating the Scripture record the more forcibly, because unexpected and direct. The Bible shows that Egypt and Assyria, though remote, were often in conflict during the height of the Assyrian ruins power, and that So was at war with Shalmaneser. After war comes the treaty of peace; and as the Bible prepares us to suppose such treaties were made, the Assyrian ruins…

and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
יֵלְכ֜וּye.le.Khu they may go H1980 Verb · Qal · jussive third person masculine plural
1,549× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Means to walk or go, used in many different contexts in the Bible. It can describe physical movement, but also spiritual or emotional journeys. Appears in various forms, such as 'to go' or 'to walk'.
Tyndale gloss
to go: walk
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הָלַךְ (halak) means 'to go,' 'come,' or 'walk,' and covers a wide range of literal and figurative uses, including aspects of life and death. It can describe physical movement, moral conduct, and even influence on character. The verb appears in various forms, such as Qal, Piel, and Hithpael, indicating different nuances like leading or traversing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הָלַךְ 1546 vb. go, come, walk

Qal Impf. usually (629 t.) as if from ילך

lit.

of persons

Also of animals, in similar meanings and combinations

in like manner of inanimate things

The inf. abs. is often used

as in other vbs., quite independently

to intensify meaning of finite form

most noteworthy is the joining of the Inf. abs.

with a following Inf. abs. denoting a simutaneous action or process, and so emphasizing duration or continuance

with a foll. vb. fin. c. ו consec. (rare)

in cases where vb. fin. is foll. by Inf. abs. adj. denoting progress, advance

twice, where vb. fin. is not הלך, but another vb. denoting motion

quite by itself

13 t. the Inf. abs. = Imv. & is followed by Pf. consec.

akin to the use of Inf. abs. are some instances of Pt.

In combination with other verbal forms

Fig.; the most common uses follow; in most the origin in a literal meaning is evident:

pass away, die

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1980 הָלַךְ go, come, walk .Impf. usually (629 t.) as if from ילך . lit. . of persons

. Also of animals, in similar meanings and combinations

. in like manner of inanimate things

. The inf. abs. is often used . as in other vbs., quite independently

. to intensify meaning of finite form

. most noteworthy is the joining of the Inf. abs. . with a following Inf. abs. denoting a simutaneous action or process, and so emphasizing duration or continuance

. with a foll. vb. fin. c. ו consec. (rare)

. in cases where vb. fin. is foll. by Inf. abs. + adj. denoting progress, advance

. twice, where vb. fin. is not הלך, but another vb. denoting motion

. quite by itself

. 13 t. the Inf. abs. = Imv. & is followed by Pf. consec.

. akin to the use of Inf. abs. are some instances of Pt.

. In combination with other verbal forms

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1980 halak haw-lak'

akin to 3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety

of applications, literally and figuratively):--(all) along,

apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant,

depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth,

forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on,

out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead,

march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away),

be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread,

still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad,

on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax,

(way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.

see HEBREW for 03212

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) — to go: went.

: went/go[away]

1) to go, walk, come

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away

1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to walk

1b2) to walk (fig.)

1c) (Hithpael)

1c1) to traverse

1c2) to walk about

1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) — to go: come.

: come[nearer]

1) to go, walk, come

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away

1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to walk

1b2) to walk (fig.)

1c) (Hithpael)

1c1) to traverse

1c2) to walk about

1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) — to go: walk.

: walk/move

1) to go, walk, come

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away

1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to walk

1b2) to walk (fig.)

1c) (Hithpael)

1c1) to traverse

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Berean parsing
HVqj3mp — Verb · Qal · jussive third person masculine plural
HVqj3mp
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(halakh, yalakh, bo', yatsa'; ago, hupago, anabaino, erchomi, aperchomai, poreuomai): "Go" ("went," etc.) occurs very frequently in the English Bible, and is the translation of a great many different Hebrew and Greek terms. As the word implies movement of all kinds, physical and mental, it has naturally many applications.

1. In the Old Testament:

In the Old Testament halakh and yalakh are among the commonest words, meaning "to go" in its original sense of "to walk," but also in the most varied senses, according to the verbal conjugations, etc., the preposition attached, and the words in connection with which the terms stand; halakh and yalakh are often used figuratively (translated "to walk," etc.) for to live, to pursue a way of life, e.g. "to walk ever in his ways" (De 19:9; compare

Mt 9:13; 21:28; 28:7; Lu 10:37; Joh 8:11

--SEE Divine Direction, GUIDANCE

and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
וְכָשְׁל֤וּve.kha.she.Lu and they will stumble H3782 Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person common plural
62× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To stumble means to lose your balance and almost fall, often because of weakness. In the Bible, it can also mean to falter or fail spiritually. This word is used in many books, including Psalms and Proverbs.
Amplified meaning
trip, fall
Tyndale gloss
to stumble
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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כָּשַׁל (kashal) means to stumble or totter, often due to weakness. It can refer to physical stumbling, as well as metaphorical weakness or failure. The verb has various forms, including causing others to stumble or making them weak. The entries suggest a range of meanings from literal stumbling to broader implications of ruin and weakness.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כָּשַׁל vb. stumble, stagger, totter

Qal

stumble at, over, something (lit. by means of)

totter

Niph.

stumble

be tottering, feeble

Pi. only apparent

Hiph.

cause to stumble

make feeble, weak

Hoph. either and let them be ones who have stumbled before thee, i.e. regard them as such, or and let them be ones overthrown before thee

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3782 כָּשַׁל stumble, stagger, totter .. stumble at, over, something (lit. by means of)

. totter

. . stumble

. be tottering, feeble

. only apparent

. . cause to stumble

. make feeble, weak

. either and let them be ones who have stumbled before thee, i.e. regard them as such, or and let them be ones overthrown before thee

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3782 kashal kaw-shal'

a primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the

legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter,

stumble, faint or fall:--bereave (from the margin), cast down,

be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall

(down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown,

(cause to) stumble, X utterly, be weak.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כָּשַׁל (ka.shal) — to stumble.

1) to stumble, stagger, totter

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to stumble

1a2) to totter

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to stumble

1b2) to be tottering, be feeble

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to cause to stumble, bring injury or ruin to, overthrow

1c2) to make feeble, make weak

1d) (Hophal) to be made to stumble

1e) (Piel) bereave

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Qal-3cp — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person common plural
Hc/Vqq3cp
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
אָחוֹר֙'a.chOr backwards H268 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
41× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means the back or rear side of something. It can also refer to a location or direction, like the West. In Genesis, it describes the back of the Tabernacle.
Amplified meaning
in reverse, away from God
Tyndale gloss
back
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אָחוֹר (achowr) refers to the hinder side or back part of something. It can also imply a direction, meaning backward or behind, and has temporal uses, indicating a time to come or hereafter. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to be behind' and encompasses various contexts, including physical and temporal references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אָחוֹר 41 subst. the hinder side, back part

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H268 אָחוֹר the hinder side, back part

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

268 'achowr aw-khore'

or (shortened) achor {aw-khore'}; from 299; the hinder part;

hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the

West:--after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter,

(be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without.

see HEBREW for 0299

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אָחוֹר (a.chor) — back.

1) the back side, the rear

1a) backwards

1b) hereafter (of time)

1c) behind

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ru and they will be broken H7665 Verb · Niphal · sequential perfect third person common plural
147× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means to break or shatter something, either physically or emotionally. It can also mean to burst or rupture, and is often used to describe intense violence or destruction. In the Bible, it's translated as break or crush.
Amplified meaning
broken, shattered
Tyndale gloss
to break
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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שָׁבַר (shabar) means to break or shatter, with various nuances including breaking in pieces, causing to break out (like bringing to birth), and being broken or crushed. It appears in different forms, such as Qal, Niphal, Piel, Hiphil, and Hophal, indicating active and passive meanings. The lexicons do not present any significant disagreements.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁבַר 148 vb. break, break in pieces

Qal 53 break, lit.

Niph. 57 be broken

Pi. 26 shatter, break

Hiph. cause to break out, i.e. bring to the birth

Hoph. be broken, shattered (in heart)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7665 שָׁבַר break, break in pieces .break, lit.

. be broken

. shatter, break

. cause to break out, i.e. bring to the birth

. be broken, shattered (in heart)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7665 shabar shaw-bar'

a primitive root; to burst (literally or

figuratively):--break (down, off, in pieces, up),

broken((-hearted)), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt,

quench, X quite, tear, view (by mistake for 7663).

see HEBREW for 07663

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁבַר (sha.var) — to break.

1) to break, break in pieces

1a) (Qal)

1a1) break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench

1a2) to break, rupture (fig)

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked

1b2) to be broken, be crushed (fig)

1c) (Piel) to shatter, break

1d) (Hiphil) to cause to break out, bring to the birth

1e) (Hophal) to be broken, be shattered

Aramaic equivalent: te.var (תְּבַר "to break" H8406)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Niphal-3cp — Verb · Niphal · sequential perfect third person common plural
Hc/VNq3cp
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bro'-k'-n: Occurs both as past participle of the verb translated "to break" and as an adjective, the former use will be dealt with here only so far as verbs occur which are thus translated but do not present the non-participial forms. Such are: meroach = "bruised," "emasculated" (Le 21:20); chathath = "to frustrate," hence, "to break down" either by violence or by confusion and fear (1Sa 2:10; Jer 48:20,39); dakhah = "to collapse" (Ps 44:19; 51:8); ratsats = "to crack in pieces" "crush" (Ec 12:6); kathath = "to bruise or violently strike," "break in pieces" (Isa…

and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.Shu and they will be ensnared H3369 Verb · Niphal · sequential perfect third person common plural
8× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to trap or snare someone, either literally or figuratively, and is used to describe the actions of fowlers or the devices of the wicked.
Amplified meaning
trapped, caught
Tyndale gloss
to snare
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָקֹשׁ (yaqosh) is a Hebrew verb meaning to ensnare or lay a trap. It encompasses actions like luring, enticing, and setting snares, with various forms indicating both the act of ensnaring and being ensnared. The word appears in contexts related to trapping, often metaphorically describing wicked devices.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[יָקֹשׁ] vb. lay a bait or lure, then gen. lay snares

Qal lay snares; Pt. as subst. bait-layers, fowlers

Niph. be caught by bait, ensnared

Pu. entrapped

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3369 [יָקֹשׁ] lay a bait or lure, then gen. lay snares

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3369 yaqosh yaw-koshe'

a primitive root; to ensnare (literally or

figuratively):--fowler (lay a) snare.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָקֹשׁ (ya.qosh) — to snare.

1) to lure, entice, snare, lay a snare or lure, set a trap

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to lay snares (fig. of devices of wicked)

1a2) fowlers (participle)

1b) (Niphal) to be ensnared, be caught by a bait

1c) (Pual) to be entrapped

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Niphal-3cp — Verb · Niphal · sequential perfect third person common plural
Hc/VNq3cp
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and it will be to them [the] word of Yahweh command to [the] command command to [the] command line to [the] line line to [the] line a little there a little there so that they may go and they will stumble backwards and they will be broken and they will be ensnared and they will be captured
וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ פve.nil.Ka.du and they will be captured H3920 Verb · Niphal · sequential perfect third person common plural
121× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to capture or seize, often using a net or trap. In the Bible, it is used to describe taking control of something or someone, and is also used figuratively to describe being caught or stuck in a situation.
Amplified meaning
seized, taken
Tyndale gloss
to capture
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

לָכַד (lakad) means to capture, seize, or take, often by lot. It can refer to catching in a net or trap, as well as figuratively to describe things sticking together. The verb appears in various forms, including Qal (to capture), Niphal (to be captured), and Hithpael (to grasp each other).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לָכַד 121 vb. capture, seize, take (by lot)

Qal

capture, seize

fig. of entrapping men

of taking by lot

Niph.

be captured in war

of men, be caught

be taken by lot

Hithp. they grasp each other, and cannot be separated

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3920 לָכַד capture, seize, take (by lot)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3920 lakad law-kad'

a primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit);

generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot);

figuratively, to cohere:--X at all, catch (self), be frozen,

be holden, stick together, take.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לָכַד (la.khad) — to capture.

1) to capture, take, seize

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to capture, seize

1a2) to capture (of men) (fig.)

1a3) to take (by lot)

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be captured

1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)

1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Niphal-3cp — Verb · Niphal · sequential perfect third person common plural
Hc/VNq3cp
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