Isaiah 22:6 — Hebrew Word by Word

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Word Parts

וְ עֵילָם֙

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

עֵילָם֙

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And elam")

Dictionary form: עֵילָם · ay-LAWM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וְ	Speech Conjunction
עֵילָם	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and elam

of elam ×12 elam ×9 and elam ×3 and from elam ×1 in elam ×1 is elam ×1 o elam ×1

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Elam — Standard modern rendering for this proper noun.

the region of Elam — Use when geographic context needs clarification.

the land of Elam — Emphasizes territorial extent; suits narrative prose.

Elamite territory — Adjectival form; useful in descriptive or historical passages.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6011 H5867

I. עֵילָם proper name, of a people et. terr. Elam, Αιλαμ, Ἐλαμεῖραι, well-known country and people northeast of Lower Tigris (Assyrian Elamtu Dl^{Pa 320 ff.} COT^{Gen 10:22}); — as early invaders of Palestine Gen 14:1; Gen 14:9, allies of Assyr. Isa 22:6 foe of Babylon Isa 21:2 abode of dispersed Israelites Isa 11:11 prophesied against Jer 49:34; Jer 49:35; Jer 49:36 (twice in verse) (Qr, Kt עולם), vJer 49:37 vJer 49:38 vJer 49:39; Ezek 32:24, compare ׳כָּלמַֿלְכֵי ע Jer 25:25 called 'son' of Shem Gen 10:22 (P) = 1Chr 1:17 purely local designation הַמְּדִינָה ׳ע Dan 8:2.

BDB6012 H5867

II. עֵילָם proper name, masculine Ηλαμ, Αιλαμ:

1. heads of families of returned exiles:
a. Ezra 2:7 = Neh 7:12.
b. Ezra 2:31 = Neh 7:34.
c. Ezra 8:7; Ezra 10:2 (Qr; Kt עולם), vEzra 10:26.

2. a chief of people Neh 10:15.

3. name in Benjamin 1Chr 8:24.

4. Levite name 1Chr 26:3.

5. a priest Neh 12:42.

BDB9774 H5962 H5867

עֵלְמָיֵא name of a people, plural Elamites (compare Biblical Hebrew עֵילָם); — Ezra 4:9.

Strong's Definition H5867

elam

ʿêlām

eternity

Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country

(n pr m) a Korhite Levite in the time of David

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 7 English renderings

Elam Elam Elam A temple gatekeeper during David's reign Elam Son of Shashak, a Benjamite Elam Ancestor of exiles who returned to Jerusalem Elam A leader who signed Nehemiah's covenant Elam A priest or Levite in Nehemiah's time

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Word Parts

נָשָׂ֣א

Root word up, bear, take, bare, away, …

Dictionary form: נָשָׂא · naw-SAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqp3ms

Verb — Qal, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

נָשָׂא

Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Perfect (Qatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: bare

lift up ×27 and lifted up ×18 lifted up ×18 that bare ×15 take ×14 shall bear ×12 to bear ×12 bear ×11

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lift — Most common sense; raising something physically or figuratively.

carry — Preferred when sustained bearing or transport is in view.

bear — Broad: carry a load, bear guilt/sin, or endure.

take — Use when the motion of taking or receiving is primary.

forgive — Idiomatic for 'lifting' sin or guilt; theological contexts.

exalt — Figurative lifting of status or honor; elevated register.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9721 H5375 H5376

נְשָׂא verb lift, take, carry (compare Biblical Hebrew; rare in Aramaic; see נְסִי, נְסָא ChWB, NHWB); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ Dan 2:35 carry away (of wind, with accusative of thing); Imperative masculine singular שֵׂא Ezra 5:15 take (accusative vessels). Hithpa. make a rising, an insurrection: Participle feminine singular מִתְנַשְּׂאָה Ezra 4:19, עַל person

נְשֵׁיהוֺן see [נָשִׁין] below II. אנשׁ.

Strong's Definition H5375

up, bear, take, bare, away, …

nāśāʾ

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

to lift, bear up, carry, take

(Qal)

to lift, lift up

to be lifted up, be exalted

to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist

to cause one to bear (iniquity)

Variations 182 forms of this word

Translations 372 English renderings

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Word Parts

אַשְׁפָּ֔ה

Root word quiver

Dictionary form: אַשְׁפָּה · ash-PAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

אַשְׁפָּה

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: the quiver

the quiver ×2 his quiver ×1 in his quiver ×1 of his quiver ×1 their quiver ×1

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quiver — Standard modern term; universally understood.

arrow case — Descriptive alternative when readers may be unfamiliar with 'quiver'.

arrow holder — Plain, functional phrasing for general audiences.

arrow container — Neutral, prosaic; suits instructional or explanatory contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB829 H827

אַשְׁפָּה noun feminine quiver for arrows (Assyrian išpatu Dl^{K 29}) ׳א literal as part of warlike equipment Job 39:23; Isa 22:6 figurative in simile of sons of one's youth as arrows (weapons which the father may wield) Ps 127:5 אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא אֶתאַֿשְׁפָּתוֺ מֵהֶם the happiness of the man that hath filled his quiver with them ! of Yahweh's quiver, in metaphor of prophet as arrow of ׳י Isa 49:2 וַיְשִׂימֵנִי לְחַץ בָּרוּר בְּאַשְׁפָּתוֺ הִסְתִּירָ֑נִי and he made me into a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me; also of quiver in which ׳י has his arrows of chastisement, בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתוֺ, i.e. his arrows Lam 3:13 (|| חֵץ vLam 3:12).

BDB8944 H827

אַשְׁפּה quiver, see under the word

Strong's Definition H827

quiver

ʾašpâ

a quiver or arrow-case

quiver (for arrows)

of home, of God's instruments (figuratively)

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

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Word Parts

בְּ רֶ֥כֶב

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

רֶ֥כֶב

Root word chariots, chariot, millstone, wagons

Dictionary form: רֶכֶב · reh-KEB

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsc

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

בְּ	Speech Preposition
רֶכֶב	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: with chariots

chariots ×21 and chariots ×9 the chariot ×9 the chariots ×8 of the chariots ×7 his chariots ×5 of his chariots ×4 a chariot ×3

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chariot — Core meaning; prefer for singular military/royal vehicle.

war chariot — Clarifies military context when ambiguity exists.

chariotry — Collective noun; ideal for referring to an army's chariot force.

cavalry unit — Loose functional equivalent; use only in dynamic translations.

millstone — Rare secondary sense; upper or lower grinding stone.

wagon — For non-military transport contexts; broader wheeled vehicle.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7919 H7393

רֶ֫כֶב noun masculine^{2Kgs 13:7} [even Nah 2:5, where read מַרְאֵיהֶם (for הֶן-) We Now Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 90}] chariotry, chariot, mill-stone; apparently also riders (compare Lag^{BN 151}); — absolute ׳ר Gen 50:9 +, רָ֑כֶב 2Sam 8:4 +; construct דֶכֶב Exod 14:9 +; suffix דִכְבִּי Judg 4:7 +, רִכְבּוֺ 2Kgs 5:9 +, דִכְבָּהּ Nah 2:14 plural construct רִכְבֵי Song 1:9 — Hos 10:13 see below; —

1.₁₀₉ collective chariotry, chariots [sometimes of specific no. 2Kgs 13:7; 2Sam 8:4; Exod 14:7 etc.; often + פָּרָשִׁים, (ים) סוּס], especially war-chariots : in Egypt Exod 14:7 (J), Josh 24:6 (E) +; early Canaan Josh 11:4; Judg 4:7; Judg 4:13; Judg 5:28 (not singular; || מַרְכְּבוֺתָיו) +, called כַּרְוֶל ׳ר (i.e. iron-bound, or studded, compare GFM^{Judg 1:2 19 and references}), Josh 17:16; Josh 17:18; Judg 1:19; Judg 4:3; Judg 4:13 ; Philistine, according to 1Sam 13:5; 2Sam 1:6 Aram 2Sam 8:4; 2Sam 10:18 +; Judah and Israel (from David's time, compare 2Sam 8:4) 1Kgs 9:19; 1Kgs 9:22; 1Kgs 10:26 +, read also בְּרִכְבְּךָ Hos 10:13 (for בְּדַרְכְּךָ) ᵐ5^B We Now GASm; Assyria 2Kgs 19:23 = Isa 37:24; Nah 2:4; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:14 (to be burnt; made mainly of wood); Babylon Jer 47:3 (on title vJer 47:1, see Gf Gie), Jer 50:37; Jer 51:21; Ezek 23:24 +, etc.; for dignity and display 1Kgs 1:5; 2Kgs 5:9; Jer 17:25; Jer 22:4; Isa 66:20, compare Gen 50:9 (J), (compare also 1Kgs 9:19; 1Kgs 9:22; 1Kgs 10:26, etc.); figurative of Elijah, יִשְׂרָאֵל וּפָרָשׁיו ׳ר 2Kgs 2:12, of elisha 2Kgs 13:14 רֶכֶב אֵשׁ 2Kgs 2:11 chariotry of fire (at Elijah's translation); אֵל ׳ר Ps 68:18 chariots of El, i.e. his heavenly host, compare vision 2Kgs 6:17, and also 2Kgs 7:6 ׳ר meton, for chariot-horses 2Sam 8:4 = 1Chr 18:4.

2. of single chariot 1Kgs 22:35; 1Kgs 22:38; 2Kgs 9:21 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 9:24; 2Kgs 10:16; 2Chr 35:24, probably also Exod 14:6 plural רִכְבֵי פַרְעֹה Song 1:9.

3. upper millstone (as riding on the lower) Deut 24:6; Judg 9:53; 2Sam 11:21.

4. apparently = riders (collective), troop (of riders): שְׁנֵי רֶכֶב סוּסִים 2Kgs 7:14

**read perhaps רֹכְבֵי, compare ᵐ5 and 2Kgs 9:16 Bur.; two riders of horses, horsemen (ro two chariots drawn by horses ?); in following text dubious: גָּמֶל ׳חֲמוֺר ר ׳צֶמֶד פָרָשִׁים ר ׳ד Isa 21:7 riders, namely a pair of horsemen, ass-riders, camel-rides; compare אִישׁ צֶמֶד פָּרָשִׁים ׳ר vIsa 21:9 i.e. men riding, a pair of horsemen; אָדָם פָּרָשִׁים ׳בְּד Isa 22:6 with riders (consisting of) men, horsemen, but use of אָדָם very improbable; attractive is with chariotry of (drawn by) steeds (׳א as gloss) Du Che^Hpt Di-Kit but ׳פ hardly steeds here (compare ׳פ horsemen, vIsa 22:7); read perhaps simply ׳וּפ ׳בְּר.

Strong's Definition H7393

chariots, chariot, millstone, wagons

rekeb

a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone

a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders

chariotry, chariots

Variations 27 forms of this word

Translations 46 English renderings

Chariots

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Word Parts

אָדָ֖ם

Root word man, men, mans, adam, mens, …

Dictionary form: אָדָם · aw-DAWM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

אָדָם

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: of men

of man ×143 man ×92 of men ×51 men ×26 a man ×24 of a man ×18 the man ×10 adam ×7

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human — Best general term; gender-neutral, covers individuals and collectives.

person — Emphasizes individual identity; good for singular contexts.

humanity — Ideal for collective or generic uses referring to humankind.

humankind — Broad collective; strong when contrasting humans with God or animals.

mortal — Highlights human frailty and finitude; fits poetic or theological passages.

man — Retain only when the male gender is contextually clear and intentional.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB108 H120 H121

אָדָם₅₆₀ noun masculine^{Gen 1:27} man, mankind (Phoenician אדם, Sabean id., CIS^iv.1,l.4 and others; compare Assyrian admu, young (of bird) Dl^W, but Nö^{ZMG 1886, 722} identification with Arabic collective creatures) — Singular absolute except construct Prov 6:12 compare Thes; (׳בְּנֵי (הָ)א often = plural of ׳א Gen 11:5 +39 t., compare ׳בְּנוֺת הָא Gen 6:2; Gen 6:4) —

1. a man (= German Mensch) = human being Gen 2:5; Gen 2:7 (twice in verse); Gen 2:8; Gen 2:15; Gen 2:16; Gen 2:18 +, Gen 16:12 (27 t. J) Lev 5:4 || נֶפֶּשׁ Lev 13:2; Lev 13:9 (19 t. P) Neh 2:10; Isa 13:12 (|| אֱנוֺשׁ); הַגָּדוֺל ׳הָאָ Josh 14:15 (E); בְּלִיַּעַל ׳אָ Prov 6:12 (|| אִישׁ אָוֶן compare 1Sam 25:25 & see בליעל); = any one Lev 1:2; Num 9:6; Num 9:7; Job 20:29; Job 27:13; Prov 15:20; Prov 21:16; Prov 21:20; Prov 24:30; Eccl 7:20 + often Wisdom Literature, Jer 2:6; Jer 4:25; Neh 2:12, compare ׳נֶפֶּשׁ א Num 19:11; Num 19:13 +; seldom man opposed to woman Gen 2:22 (twice in verse); Gen 2:23; Gen 2:25; Gen 3:8; Gen 3:12; Gen 3:17; Gen 3:20; Gen 3:21; Eccl 7:28.

2. collective man, mankind Gen 1:26; Gen 9:5; Gen 9:6 (3 t. in verse) + (P 28 t.) Gen 6:1; Gen 6:5; Gen 6:6; Gen 6:7 (J E 24 t.) Deut 4:32 (D 6 t.) (on 2Sam 7:19 compare 1Chr 17:17 see Dr^Sm); distinctly = men + women Gen 1:27; Gen 5:1; Num 5:6 given as name Gen 5:2 but = warriors Isa 22:6 ׳רֶכֶב א || (פּרשׁיםׅ; || beasts (41 t.) בְּהֵמָה Gen 6:7; Gen 7:23 (J ?) Exod 8:13; Exod 8:14; Exod 9:9; Exod 9:10 (P) Exod 9:19; Exod 9:22; Exod 9:25; Exod 12:12; Exod 13:2; Exod 13:13; Exod 13:15 (all J) +; late prophets Jer 21:6; Jer 31:27; Jer 50:3; Jer 51:62; Ezek 14:13; Ezek 14:17; Ezek 14:19; Ezek 14:21; Ezek 25:13; Ezek 29:8; Ezek 29:11; Ezek 32:13 (strike out Co) Ezek 36:11; Jonah 3:8; Zeph 1:3; Hag 1:11; Zech 2:8; Zech 8:10 || בָּקָר Ezek 4:15 || צֹאן, חֲמֹרִים ׳ב Num 31:28 || id. + מִכָּלהַֿבְּהֵמָה vNum 31:30 compare Jonah 3:7 || חַיָּה Gen 9:5 (P) compare Ezek 1:5; Ezek 1:8; Ezek 1:10; Ezek 1:26, & description of כְּרוּבִים Ezek 10:8; Ezek 10:14; Ezek 10:21 compare Ezek 41:19 || trees Deut 20:19 (read הֶאָדָם see Di); opposed to God 1Sam 15:29; 1Sam 16:7 (twice in verse); Isa 31:3; Ezek 28:2; Ezek 28:9; 1Chr 21:13; 1Chr 29:1; 2Chr 6:18; Mal 3:8 compare Exod 33:20; Deut 5:21 so ׳בֶּןאֿ Num 23:19 (|| אישׁ) Ezek 2:1; Ezek 2:3; Ezek 2:6; Ezek 2:8 (87 t. Ezekiel, always addressed to prophet); בְּנֵי ׳הָא 1Sam 26:19 made in God's image Gen 1:26; Gen 1:27; Gen 9:6 compare Eccl 7:29 as feeble, earthly, mortal Num 16:29 (twice in verse); Ps 82:7; Ps 144:3; Ps 144:4; Job 5:7; Job 14:1; Job 14:10 compare Job 25:6 (׳בֶּןאֿ) Eccl 12:5 as sinful 1Kgs 8:46; 2Chr 6:36; Jer 10:14 compare Num 5:6; Job 31:33; Hos 6:7 of men in general, other men (opposed to particular ones) Judg 16:17 (compare ׳אַחַד הָא vJudg 16:7 vJudg 16:11) Judg 18:7; Judg 18:28; Ps 73:5; Jer 32:20 +; || אִישׁ Isa 2:9; Isa 2:11; Isa 2:17; Isa 5:15 compare Ezek 23:42 (strike out Co Vrss); ׳בְּנֵי א 2Sam 7:14 (|| אֲנָשִׁים) Prov 8:4 (|| אִישִׁים); Ps 49:3; Ps 62:10 (both || בְּנֵי אִישׁ) = men of low opposed to men of high degree — so often Phoenician and = vassal Sabean DHM^{ZMG 1875, 680} compare 686; ׳נֶפֶשׁ א collective Num 31:35; Num 31:40; Num 31:46; 1Chr 5:21; Ezek 27:13.

3. proper name, masculine Adam, first man (without article, compare שָׂטָן 1Chr 21:1 over ag. ׳הַשּׂ Job 1:6 etc.) Gen 4:25 (J) Gen 5:1; Gen 5:3; Gen 5:4; Gen 5:5 (P) 1Chr 1:1. (Gen 2:20; Gen 3:17; Gen 3:21 read ׳לָא see Di.)

4. proper name, of a location city in Jordan valley (as built ?) Josh 3:16.

Strong's Definition H120

man, men, mans, adam, mens, …

ʾādām

ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

man, mankind

man, human being

Variations 28 forms of this word

Translations 117 English renderings

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Word Parts

פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים

Root word horsemen, horseman

Dictionary form: פָּרָשׁ · paw-ROHSH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmpa

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

פָּֽרָשִׁים

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: and horsemen

horsemen ×14 and horsemen ×12 and his horsemen ×3 and the horsemen ×3 of the horsemen ×3 and for horsemen ×2 and upon his horsemen ×2 and with horsemen ×2

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horseman — Direct modernization; singular base form, widely understood.

cavalry soldier — More precise military register; good for battle narratives.

mounted warrior — Emphasizes combat role; vivid in poetic or epic contexts.

rider — Broader, simpler term; use when military detail is less important.

mounted soldier — Clear military sense without archaic feel.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6833 H6571

II. [פָּרָשׁ] noun [masculine] horse, steed (less common synonym of סוּס ( > explained away by Schw^{ZAW viii (1888). 191}); Arabic horse, mare (often), so Ethiopic : compare Sabean פרס horse, Mordtm^{Him. Inschr. 70}); — Plural פָּרָשִׁים (erroneous for * פְּרָשִׁים Kö^{ii. 1, 89}) Ezek 27:14 +, suffix פָּרָשָׁיו Isa 28:28; 1Sam 8:11 — steeds Ezek 27:14 ( + סוּסִים, פְּרָדִים), from Togarmah; simile of swiftness Joel 2:4 (|| סוּסִים); probably also Isa 28:28; Jer 46:4 (|| סוּסִים, compare Gf Gie), and perhaps ׳וְשָׂם לוֺ בְּמֶרְכַבְחוֺ וּבָעָרָשָׁיו וְרָצוּ וגו 1Sam 8:11 (king subject).

BDB6834 H6571

II. פָּרָשׁ noun masculine^{Nah 3:3} horseman (i.e. * parrâš, compare Ges^{«GKC:84b»§ 84 b.b}; Arabic ; Ethiopic : Aramaic פָּרָשׁ ); — absolute ׳פ Nah 3:3; Jer 4:29, also פָּרַשׁ Ezek 26:10 (as if construct Kö^{Synt. § 337 s}); Plural פָּרָשָׁים Gen 50:9 +; suffix פָּרָשָׁיו Exod 14:9 +; — horseman, usually plural, especially + רֶכֶב charioty: Egyptain Gen 50:9 (J), Josh 24:6 (E), Exod 14:9; Exod 14:17; Exod 14:18; Exod 17:23; Exod 14:26; Exod 14:28 (all P), Exod 15:19 (song), Isa 31:1; 2Kgs 18:34 = Isa 36:9; 2Chr 12:3 compare 2Chr 16:8 Philistine 1Sam 13:5; 2Sam 1:6 (strike out בַּעֲלֵי ᵑ7 We Dr Bu HPS); Aramaean 2Sam 10:18 (but read probably אִישׁ, compare || 1Chr 19:18, We Dr and others), and (+ אִישׁ רַגְלִי) 2Sam 8:4 = 1Chr 18:4, compare 1Chr 19:6 also עַלסֿוּס וּפָרָשִׁים 1Kgs 20:20 (si vera lectio) Israel, of Adonijah 1Kgs 1:5 (+ רֶכֶב חֲמִשִּׁים אִישׁ רָצִים; Solomon + רֶכֶב 1Kgs 9:19; 1Kgs 9:22; 1Kgs 10:26 = 2Chr 8:6; 2Chr 8:9; 2Chr 1:14 (twice in verse), Prob also 1Kgs 5:6 ( + סוּסִים לְמֶרְכָּבוֺ) = 2Chr 9:25 (+ סוּסִים וּמֶרְכָּכוֺת); Jehoahaz 2Kgs 13:7 (+ רַגְלִי); + רֶכֶב, figurative of Elijah 2Kgs 2:12, of Elisha 2Kgs 13:14 + סוּסִים Hos 1:7 Assyrian Isa 22:6; Isa 22:7 (+ רֶכֶב), compare Nah 3:3, רִכְבֵי סוּסִים ׳פ Ezek 23:6; Ezek 23:12 Babylonian Hab 1:8 (twice in verse); Jer 4:29 (+ רֹמֵה קֶשֶׁת), Ezek 26:7 (+ סוּס), רֶכֶב), vEzek 26:10 (+ גַּלְגַּל וָרֶכֶב), Scythian (Gog) Ezek 38:4 (+ סוּסִים); Persian Isa 21:7; Isa 21:9 (׳צֶמֶד פ), Neh 2:9; Ezra 8:22 of kings of north Dan 11:40 (+ רֶכֶב).

Strong's Definition H6571

horsemen, horseman

pāroš

a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting )

horse, steed, warhorse

Variations 25 forms of this word

Translations 22 English renderings

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Word Parts

וְ קִ֥יר

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

קִ֥יר

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And kir")

Dictionary form: קִיר · keer

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וְ	Speech Conjunction
קִיר	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and kir

and kir ×1 from kir ×1 kir ×1 to kir ×1 unto kir ×1

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Kir — Standard proper noun; retain for the place name.

Kir (a city/region) — Add gloss when context needs clarification.

the land of Kir — Use when referencing the territory broadly.

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BDB7433 H7023 H7024

I. קִיר noun masculine^{Ps 62:4} wall (√ unknown); — absolute ׳ק Num 22:25 +, קִר Isa 22:5 construct קִיר 1Kgs 6:5 +; plural קִירוֺת 1Kgs 6:16 +, construct id., v1Kgs 6:5 +; suffix קִירֹתָיו Exod 30:3 +, etc.; — wall, especially as flat surface:

1. usually of house or chamber:
a. inner surface, Amos 5:19; 1Sam 18:11 + 9 t., + (of temple) 1Kgs 6:15 a + v1Kgs 6:15 b (but read קוֺרוֺת beams, with ᵐ5 The Kit Benz), v1Kgs 6:16 v1Kgs 6:27 v1Kgs 6:27 + 6 t.
b. outer surface, 2Kgs 9:33; Ezek 33:30; Isa 59:10 (in simile); so זֶרֶם קִיר Isa 25:4 (but Lo Kn Gr Di Du Che^Hpt and others read קֹר; JP Peters^{JBL xi (1892), 46} proposes בָּדָד [as Isa 28:2]); of temple 1Kgs 6:5 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 6:6, compare Ezek 41:6 (twice in verse).
c. both inner and outer vEzek 41:17 vEzek 41:20 vEzek 41:25.
d. indeterminate, Ezek 12:5; Ezek 12:7; Ezek 12:12; Ezek 23:14.
e. thickness specified, Ezek 41:5; Ezek 41:9; Ezek 41:12; Ezek 41:13 (of Ezekiel's temple). feminine as enclosing, 2Kgs 4:10 (of עֲלִיָּה, q. v.); as separating Ezek 43:8.

2. wall of (temple-)court Ezek 8:7; Ezek 8:8 (twice in verse) (in vision); of vineyard Num 22:25 (twice in verse) (J), of city Num 35:4 (P), compare חַחוֺמָה ׳ק Josh 2:15 (JE) the (inner) surface of the wall.

3. more generally, 1Kgs 5:13, and (in phrase מַשְׁתִּין בְּקִיר) 1Sam 25:22; 1Sam 25:34; 1Kgs 14:10; 1Kgs 16:11; 1Kgs 21:21; 2Kgs 9:8 in figure Ezek 13:12; Ezek 13:14 (apparently feminine, but city Jerusalem probably in mind, compare Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 85} Kö^ff. 2, 175), vEzek 13:15 vEzek 13:15 (|| חַיִץ vEzek 13:10, נָטוּי ׳ק Ps 62:4 אֶבֶן 2Sam 5:11 = ׳ק 1Chr 14:1, compare Hab 2:11 (figurative); קִיר בַּדְוֶל Ezek 4:3 (symbolic). — Isa 22:5 is dubious: usually wall (so even Du Che^Hpt Marti), but reference not clear; Ew Che^{comm.. III.} קִיר Klo Brd Wkl^{Alttest. Unters. 177} קוֺע, so WMM^{Hast. DB KIR}, but see Dr^ib.KOA.

4. of flat side of altar Ezek 41:22; Exod 30:3; Exod 37:26; Lev 1:15; Lev 5:9 (all P).

5. קִירוֺת לִכִּי Jer 4:19 walls of my heart (as seat of pain).

BDB7434 H7024 H7025

II. קִיר in proper name, of a location of Moabite cities (compare קר = city MI^{11, 12, 24}, plural קרן Jer 1:29); — ᵐ5 usually omitted, or reads τὸ τεῖχος; —

1. מוֺאָב ׳ק Isa 15:1, possibly Rabba, south of Arnon, see Buhl^Geogr.270.

2. חֶ֫רֶשׂ ׳ק Jer 48:31; Jer 48:36, חָ֑רֶשׂ ׳ק Isa 16:11 = חֲרֶ֫שֶׂת ׳ק Isa 16:7, חֲדָ֑שֶׂת ׳ק 2Kgs 3:25 (Gi חֲרָ֑שֶׁת ׳ק), perhaps Kerak, south of Rabba, see Buhl^{lb., and} compare (on Kerak) Palmer^{Des. of Ex. ii. 472} Dowling^{PEQ. Oct. 1896, 327}, especially Mauss in de Luynes^{Voyage à la Mer Morte (1864), ii. 106 ff., iii (Atlas, near the end), 13 plural}

BDB7435 H7024 H7023

III. קִיר proper name, of a territory or people ׳ק original house of Aram Amos 9:7 קִ֫ירָה as place of exile Amos 1:5; 2Kgs 16:9 (ᵐ5 τὴν πόλιν); קִיר as people in Assyrian army Isa 22:6 (Isa 22:5 see I. קִיר near the end). — Location dubious, see conspectus of older views Dr^{Amos 1:5}; plausible is some tribe in Southern Babylonia, east of Tigris Wkl^{AT Unters 178}, compare Hal^{REJ xi. 60}; — WMM^{Hast. DB KIB} everywhere strike out, or emend קוֺעַ, but see I. קִיר

3. above

קֵירֹס = קֵרֹס

Strong's Definition H7024

kir

qîr

wall

Kir, a place in Moab

a place in Mesopotamia

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

Kir

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Word Parts

עֵרָ֖ה

Root word rase, emptied, leave, naked, out, …

Dictionary form: עָרָה · aw-RAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vpp3ms

Verb — Piel, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

עֵרָה

Speech Verb Stem Piel Type Perfect (Qatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In the KJV here: uncovered

and emptied ×2 and shalt make thyself naked ×1 and spreading himself ×1 be poured ×1 by discovering ×1 he hath discovered ×1 he hath poured out ×1 he shall uncover ×1

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uncover — Best general rendering; exposing what is hidden.

lay bare — Vivid; suits contexts of nakedness or total exposure.

pour out — Prefer when liquid or contents are emptied.

strip — Forceful; good for stripping land, a person, or defenses.

empty — Concrete contexts where a vessel or place is drained.

raze — Specific to demolishing or leveling a structure to the ground.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6373 H6168

[עָרָה] verb be naked, bare (Arabic be naked; Phoenician ערה [Pi`el] lay bare (compare Bloch Lzb); Assyrian ûru, nakedness, also desert waste (compare [עָרָה] below) Jäger^{BAS ii. 282 and references}; Late Hebrew עֶרְוָה = Biblical Hebrew, ᵑ7 עִירְיְתָא; Syriac in Lexicons); —

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular עֵרָה Isa 22:6; Zeph 2:14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְעָרֶהIsa 3:17 3 feminine singular וַהְּעַר Gen 24:20 2 masculine singular jussive תְּעַר Ps 141:8 3 masculine plural וִיעָרוּ 2Chr 24:11 Imperative masculine plural עָ֫רוּ Ps 137:7 (twice in verse); Infinitive absolute עָרוֺת Hab 3:13 (Ges^{«GKC:75n»§ 75n}); —

1. lay bare Isa 3:17; Isa 22:6; Zeph 2:14 (indefinite subject); of laying foundations bare, i.e. tearing down walls, etc. Hab 3:13 (yet on text see Now), absolute עָ֫רוּ עָ֑רוּ Ps 137:7 (twice in verse).

2. lay bare by removing contents, empty, water-jar Gen 24:20 (J; + אֶל location), chest 2Chr 24:11.

3. pour out, אַלתְּֿעַר נַפְּשִׁי Ps 141:8 (i.e. slay). Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular ׃ הֶעֱרָה

1. make naked, of sexual offences Lev 20:18; Lev 20:19 (both || גִּלָּה).

2. pour out, לַמָּוֶת ׳הע, נַפְשׁוֺ Isa 53:12 (figurative for slay, compare Qal 3). Niph`al passive of Hiph`il 2 : 3 masculine singular יֵעָרֶה עָלֵינוּ רוּחַ Isa 32:15 (figurative) until there be poured upon us a spirit from on high.

Hithpa`el 1. Imperfect 2 feminine singular תִּתְעָרִ֑י Lam 4:21 thou shalt make thyself naked (of Edom under figure of drunken woman).

2. Participle מִתְעָרֶה Ps 37:35 usually pouring himself, i.e. spreading himself out like a tree (Bae doubts; Du מִתְעַלֶּה lifting himself up, compare ᵐ5).

BDB9797 H6168 H6173

[עַרְוָה] noun feminine dishonour (√ערה, Biblical Hebrew be naked (q. v.), עֶתְוָה nakedness); — construct עַרְוַת Ezra 4:14.

Strong's Definition H6168

rase, emptied, leave, naked, out, …

ʿārâ

to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish

to be bare, be nude, uncover, leave destitute, discover, empty, raze, pour out

(Piel)

to bare, lay bare

to make naked, strip bare (of sexual offences)

to expose oneself, make oneself naked

Variations 14 forms of this word

Translations 14 English renderings

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מָגֵֽן

Root word shield, shields, buckler, bucklers, defence, …

Dictionary form: מָגֵן · maw-ɡANE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncbsa

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

מָגֵֽן

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: the shield

the shield ×9 shields ×6 and shield ×3 and their shield ×3 the shields ×3 and my shield ×2 and shields ×2 as an armed ×2

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shield — Most direct equivalent; best default rendering.

buckler — Modernized KJV term; smaller, strapped defensive disc.

protector — Metaphorical use; fitting for divine/royal contexts.

defender — Personal agent nuance; good for poetic passages.

armor — Broader term; use when exact weapon type is unclear.

scales — Rare; reserved for crocodile/Leviathan imagery (Job 41).

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1708 H4043

מָגֵן noun masculine^{1Kgs 14:27}, & feminine^{1Kgs 10:17}, shield (Arabic , Aramaic מְגִנָּא, ) — מָגֵן Gen 15:1 + 33 t. (also construct Deut 33:29; Nah 2:4); suffix מָגִנִּי Ps 7:11 + 5 t.; מָגִנֵּנוּ Ps 33:20 + 3 t.; מָגִנָּם Ps 115:9; Ps 115:10; Ps 115:11 plural מָגִנִּים 1Kgs 10:17 + 6 t.; מָגִנּוֺת 2Chr 23:9 construct מָגִנֵּי 1Kgs 14:26 + 4 t.; suffix מָגִנָּיו Job 15:26 מָגִנֶּיהָ Hos 4:18 — shield, buckler, carried by warrior for defence Judg 5:8; 2Sam 1:21 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 19:32 = Isa 14:7; Isa 17:17; Isa 23:9; Isa 26:14; Isa 32:5; Neh 4:10; Ps 76:4; Jer 46:3; Jer 46:9; Ezek 23:24; Ezek 38:4; Ezek 38:5; Ezek 39:9; Nah 2:4; Isa 22:6 compare Isa 21:5 (anoint the shield, to make it slippery), so also Ps 35:2 (where ׳י figurative as warrior); אִישׁ מָגֵן = armed man Prov 6:11; Prov 24:34 laid up for show, or as treasure 1Kgs 10:17 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 14:26; 1Kgs 14:27 (= 2Chr 9:16 (twice in verse); 2Chr 12:9; 2Chr 12:10) 2Chr 32:27 compare Song 4:4; Ezek 27:10 of scales of crocodile (leviathan) אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים Job 41:7 figurative of wicked's defence against judgments of ׳י, עֲבִי גַבֵּי מָגִנָּיו Job 15:26 fig, of king Ps 89:19 (compare Che); figurative of rulers of Ephraim Hos 4:18 figurative of rulers of earth Ps 47:10 figurative (very often) of ׳י, as defence of his servants, Ps 3:4; Ps 7:11 (read ׳מָגִנִּי עָלַי אל compare Che critical note) Ps 18:3; Ps 18:31; Ps 18:36 (= 2Sam 22:3; 2Sam 22:31; 2Sam 22:36) Ps 28:7; Ps 33:20; Ps 59:12; Ps 84:10; Ps 84:12; Ps 115:9; Ps 115:10; Ps 115:11; Ps 119:114; Ps 144:2; Prov 2:7; Prov 30:5, and see especially Gen 15:1 (E).

Strong's Definition H4043

shield, shields, buckler, bucklers, defence, …

māgēn

a shield (i.e., the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile

shield, buckler

Variations 19 forms of this word

Translations 37 English renderings

Shield