Isaiah 63:18

The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
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לַ מִּצְעָ֕ר
לַ
Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
מִּצְעָ֕ר
Root word one, small, while
Dictionary form: מִצְעָר · mits-AWR

לַ
Hidden "the" לַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "to the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: it but a little while
a little one ×1 is a little one ×1 it but a little while ×1 small ×1 with a small company ×1
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small — Broadest fit; works for size, number, or degree.
little — Slightly informal; good for quantity or extent.
few — Prefer when referring to countable people or things.
brief — Best when describing a short span of time.
insignificant — Emphasizes low importance or status of a person or place.
trifling — Conveys something barely worth noticing; slightly literary.

BDB7171 H4705

BDB7170 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7172

I. מִצְעָר noun masculine a small thing (|| מִזְעָר); —

1. absolute ׳מ a small thing, of city Gen 19:20 (twice in verse) (J); of Job's fortunes, ׳רֵאשִׁיתְֱ מ Job 8:7 (opposed to יִשְׂגֶּה מְאֹר); construct מִצְעַר אֲנָשִׁים 2Chr 24:24 a few men; of time ׳לַמּ Isa 63:18 for the [a] little while.Ps 42:7 see II.׳מ.

one, small, while
miṣʿār
petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time)
  • a small thing
    • small thing
    • "little while (of time)

יָרְשׁ֖וּ
יָרְשׁ֖וּ
Root word possess, out, inherit, possessed, heir, …
Dictionary form: יָרַשׁ · yaw-RAHSH

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

In the KJV here: have possessed
to possess ×21 to possess it ×21 drive out ×13 and possess ×9 and possessed ×7 shall inherit ×7 shall possess ×6 and they possessed ×5
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take possession of — Most versatile; covers land, property, or inheritance contexts.
inherit — Best when rights pass by lineage or divine grant.
dispossess — Emphasizes displacing a prior occupant; conquest contexts.
drive out — Concrete, active sense of expelling enemies from territory.
seize — Forceful acquisition; useful for hostile or military contexts.
become heir to — Legal/familial register; when inheritance relationships are explicit.

BDB3759 H3423

BDB3758 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3760

יָרַשׁ229 verb take possession of, inherit, dispossess (MI7 וירש take possession of; Aramaic יְרֵית, , take possession of, and be heir to, inherit; so Ethiopic Arabic inherit; see also Sabean ורתֿ inherit, CISiv, 37, 3), especially D (62 t. Qal, 1 t. Pi, 7 t. Hiph`il in Deuteronomy + 13 t. D in Joshua); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular יָרַשׁ Jer 49:1 וְיָרַשׁ consecutive Jer 49:2; Num 27:11 2 masculine singular יָרָ֑שְׁתָּ 1Kgs 21:19 וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֫ Deut 6:18 + 2 t.; suffix וִירִשְׁתָּהּ consecutive Deut 17:14 + 2 t. on this and kindred forms see i. 406, 411); וִירִשְׁתָּם consecutive Deut 19:1; Deut 31:3 3 plural יָ˜רְשׁוּ Deut 3:20 +; suffix וִיִרֵשׁוּךָ consecutive Ezek 36:12 (l.c.); וִירֵשׁוּהָ consecutive Isa 34:11 + 3 t.; 2 masculine plural וִירִשְׁתֶּם consecutive Deut 4:1 + 7 t.; 1 plural יָרַשְׁנוּ Deut 3:12, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִירַשׁ Gen 21:10; Ps 25:13 2 masculine plural תִּירְשׁוּ Lev 20:24; 1Chr 28:8 תִּירָ֑שׁוּ Ezek 33:25; Ezek 33:26 תִּירָשׁ֑וּן Deut 5:30, etc.; Imperative masculine singular יְרָ֑שָׁה Deut 33:23 רֵשׁ Deut 1:21; 1Kgs 21:15 רָ֑שׁ Deut 2:24; Deut 2:31 masculine plural וּרְשׁוּ Deut 1:8; Deut 9:23 Infinitive construct לָרֶ֫שֶׁת Deut 2:31+ 17 t.; לָרָ֑שֶׁת Neh 9:23 suffix לְרִשְׁתְּךָ Gen 28:4 לְרִשְׁתּוֺ 1Kgs 21:16; 1Kgs 21:18 לְרִשְׁתָּהּ Gen 15:7 + 28 t.; Participle יוֺרֵשׁ Gen 15:3 + 6 t.; plural י(וֺ)רְשִׁים Deut 12:2; Jer 8:10 suffix יֹרְשָׁיו Jer 49:2
1. take possession of, especially by force, have as a possession, often with collateral idea of taking in place of others, succeeding to, inheriting (compare 2):
  a. land, followed by accusative Gen 15:7; Gen 15:8; Num 13:30; Num 21:24; Num 21:35; Josh 18:13 (all J E), Josh 24:4; Josh 24:8 (E), Judg 2:6; Judg 11:21; Judg 11:22; Judg 11:23; Judg 11:24 (twice in verse); Judg 18:9; Deut 1:8; Deut 1:21; Deut 1:39 + 25 t. Deuteronomy, + Deut 11:31; Deut 17:14; Deut 26:1 (all possess land and dwell therein), similarly Isa 65:9 (twice in verse); Ps 69:36 בְּאַרְצַם מִשְׁנֶה יִירָ֑שׁוּ Isa 61:7 in their land they shall possess the double; הָחֵל רָשׁ Deut 2:24 הָחֵל רָשׁ לָרֶשֶׁת אֶתאַֿרְצוֺ vDeut 2:31 especially phrase (הארץ) שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ (etc. עֹבְרִים) אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם בָּאִים Deut 4:5; Deut 4:14; Deut 4:26 + 12 t. Deuteronomy; also Ezra 9:10 see Deut 30:18; Josh 1:11 (twice in verse); Josh 1:15 (twice in verse); Josh 12:1; Josh 13:1; Josh 21:41; Josh 23:5 (all D); Amos 2:10; Obad 1:19.19 Hab 1:6; Ezek 33:24; Ezek 33:25; Ezek 33:26; Lev 20:24 (twice in verse) (H), Gen 28:4; Num 33:53 (both P), 1Chr 28:8; Neh 9:15; Neh 9:22; Neh 9:23; Neh 9:24; Ps 25:13; Ps 37:9; Ps 37:11; Ps 37:22; Ps 37:29; Ps 37:34 + ב instrumental Ps 44:4 also וַעֲמַל לְאֻמִּים יִירָ֑שׁוּ Ps 105:44 (|| וִיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אַרְצוֺת גּוֺיִם); take possession of fields Jer 8:10 (object not expressed), 1Kgs 21:15; 1Kgs 21:16; 1Kgs 21:18; 1Kgs 21:19; Ps 83:13 inheritance (in land) Num 27:11; Num 36:8 (twice in verse) (all P); city (cities), Josh 19:47 (JE), Judg 3:13; Obad 1:20 so הַרקָֿדְשִׁי Isa 57:13 (|| נחל ארץ), Isa 63:18 where read probably הַרֿ קָדְשֶׁ֑ךְ (for ᵑ0 ׳עַםקֿ, see ᵐ5 VB and || clause); possess city and dwell therein 2Kgs 17:24; Isa 34:17; Isa 34:11 yea the pelican and bittern shall possess it; so of nettles Hos 9:6 וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ אֵת שַׁעַר אֹיְבָיו Gen 22:17, compare Gen 24:60 (both J); possess houses Ezek 7:24 (strike out Co), Neh 9:25 יוֺרֵשׁ עֶצֶר Judg 18:7 possessing wealth (? seeVB) .
  b. a people (with collateral idea of being their heir (2), and so dispossessing them.), so especially in Deut 2:12; Deut 2:21; Deut 2:22; Deut 9:1 (+ cities), Deut 11:23; Deut 12:2; Deut 12:29; Deut 12:29; Deut 18:14; Deut 19:1; Deut 31:3; Num 21:32 (Kt וַיִּירַשׁ; J E), Amos 9:12 מַדּוּעַ יָרַשׁ מִלְכֹּם אֶתֿ גָּ֑ד Jer 49:1 (on text seeVB), vJer 49:2 vJer 49:2 (in these 3 perhaps play on meaning inherit, compare vJer 49:1 a); Ezek 36:12; Obad 1:17; Isa 54:3 nations + countries Ezek 35:10.
2. inherit, followed by accusative of person = be one's heir Gen 15:3; Gen 15:4 (twice in verse) (JE); שִׁפְחָה כִּיתִֿירַשׁ גְּבִרְתָּהּ Prov 30:23 (or, dispossess?); absolute be heir, followed by עִם person = jointly with Prov 21:10 (E); (הַ)יּוֺרֵשׁ (the) heir 2Sam 14:7; Jer 49:1 (|| בָּנִים); Mic 1:15 (= possessor, captor), where paronom. with proper name, of a location מָרֵשָׁה; inherit persons, as slaves לָרֶשֶׁת אֲחֻזָּה Lev 25:46 (H).
3. = impoverish, הַלְיָרְשֵׁנוּ קְרָאתֶם Judg 14:15 to impoverish us did ye call (us)?

Niph`al Imperfect יִוָּרֵשׁ Prov 23:21 2 masculine singular תִּוָּרֵשׁ Gen 45:11; Prov 20:13 אִוָּרֵשׁ Prov 30:9be (dispossessed =) impoverished, come to poverty Gen 45:11 (E), Prov 20:13; Prov 23:21; Prov 30:9 (opposed to אֶשְׂבַּע).

Pi`el Imperfect פְּרִי אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ יְיָרֵשׁ הַצְּלַָ˜צל Deut 28:42 the fruit of thy ground shall the cricket get full possession of (compare Qal Hos 9:6; Isa 34:11), i.e. devour.

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הוֺרִישׁ Judg 1:27 +; 2 masculine singular הוֺרַשְׁתָּ 2Chr 20:7; Ps 44:3, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יוֺרִישׁ Josh 3:10 וִיּ֫(וֺ)רֶשׁ Judg 1:19 +; 3 feminine singular suffix 3 masculine plural תּוֺרִישֵׁמוּ Exod 15:9, etc.; Infinitive absolute הוֺרֵשׁ Josh 3:10; Josh 17:13 הוֺרֵישׁ Judg 1:28 construct לְהוֺרִישׁ Deut 4:38 +, etc.; Participle מוֺרִישׁ 1Sam 2:7; Deut 18:12 suffix מוֺרִישָׁם Deut 9:4; Deut 9:5

1. cause to possess, or inherit Judg 11:24 מִיְּרֻשָּֽׁתְךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֺרַשְׁתָּנוּ 2Chr 20:11 followed by ל person, וְהוֺרַשְׁתֶּם לִבְנֵיכֶם Ezra 9:12 and cause your sons to inherit (it); figurative תּוֺרִישֵׁנִי עֲוֺנוֺת נְעוּרָ֑י Job 13:26 thou makest me to inherit (the consequences of) the iniquities of my youth.
2. cause (others) to possess or inherit, then generally dispossess:
  a. followed by accusative of a people or person, Josh 13:13; Josh 16:10 (both J E), Judg 1:29; Judg 1:30; Judg 1:31; Judg 1:32; Judg 1:33 (all opposed to ישׁב בְּקֶרֶב), Josh 14:12 (JE), Josh 17:13 (J E; הוֺרֵשׁ לֹא הוֺרִישׁוֺ), Judg 1:28 (id.); opposed to ישׁב אֵת Josh 15:63 opposed to ישׁב בְּ Judg 1:21; Judg 1:27 also Num 21:32 Qr, Num 32:39; Josh 17:18 (all J E), Josh 13:12 (D), Judg 1:19 b Judg 2:23 also וַיֹּרֶשׁאֶתהָֿהָר Judg 1:19 a (= אתיֿושׁבי ההר see Vb), Deut 7:17; Ps 44:3 וְהוֺרַשְׁתָּם וְהֵאֲבַדְתָּם Deut 9:3 followed by accusative. + מִפְּנֵי Exod 34:24; Num 32:21; Josh 3:10 (הוֺרֵשׁ יוֺרִישׁ; all these J E), Deut 4:38; Deut 9:4; Deut 9:5; Deut 18:12; Josh 13:6; Josh 23:9 (both D), Num 33:52; Num 33:55 (both P), Judg 2:21; Judg 11:23; Judg 11:24; 1Kgs 14:24; 1Kgs 21:26; 2Kgs 16:3; 2Kgs 17:8; 2Kgs 21:2 (all D), 2Chr 28:3; 2Chr 33:2 accusative. + מִלִּפְנֵי Deut 11:23; Josh 23:5; Josh 23:13 (D; || הָדַף), 2Chr 20:7 accusative. + מִשָּׁם Josh 15:14 (JE) = Judg 1:20 of cities (i.e. their inhabitants) Josh 8:7; Josh 17:12 so of a land = Num 33:53 (P), see vNum 33:52 vNum 33:55 [ᵐ5 + יושׁבי].
  b. followed by accusative of thing, מִבִּטְנוֺ יֹרִשֶׁנּוּ אֵל Job 20:15 God shall cast them out of his belly, i.e. riches (|| חַיִל בָּלַע וַיְקִאֶנּוּ).
3. = impoverish, יהוה מוֺרִישׁ וּמַעֲשׁיר 1Sam 2:7 (song) ׳י impoverisheth and maketh rich; followed by accusative (of Tyre) אֲדֹנָי יוֺרִשֶׁנָּה Zech 9:4 (see vZech 9:3).
4. nearly = bring to ruin, destroy, followed by accusative of a people אָרִיק חַרְבִּי תּוֺרִישֵׁמוֺ יָדִי Exod 15:9 (poem in E); so perhaps also Num 14:12 (J E; AV disinherit; || אַכֶּנּוּ בַּדֶּבֶר).
5. = Qal take possession of a land Num 14:24 (JE), but read probably יִרָשֶׁנָּה.

possess, out, inherit, possessed, heir, …
yāraš
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
  • to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir
    • (Qal)
      • to take possession of
      • "to inherit"to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor
      (Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty"(Piel) to devour"(Hiphil)
      • to cause to possess or inherit
      • "to cause others to possess or inherit"to impoverish"to dispossess"to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit

עַם
עַם
Root word people, nations, nation, peoples, folk, …
Dictionary form: עַם · am

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

In the KJV here: the people
the people ×572 people ×220 of the people ×150 my people ×113 and the people ×110 his people ×78 thy people ×58 of my people ×50
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people — Most versatile rendering; fits collective and singular contexts.
nation — Emphasizes ethnic or political identity as a unified group.
community — Highlights shared belonging; good for social or covenant contexts.
population — Neutral, demographic tone; useful for census or mass-movement passages.
folk — Informal, grassroots feel; suits ordinary or rural settings.
crowd — Best for gathered assemblies rather than an ongoing social group.

BDB6144 H5971 H5993

BDB6143 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6145

I. עַם, עָם1840 noun masculineGen 11:6 (see below) people (Late Hebrew id., plebeian, common man; ᵑ7 עַמָּא people, plural peoples, tribes, etc.; Syriac ; Arabic see above; original meaning probably those united, connected, related, compare WeGGN 1893, 480); — absolute עַם Gen 11:6 +, עָם Judg 9:36 +, הָעָם Josh 8:11 +; construct עַם Num 21:29 +; suffix עַמִּי Exod 3:7 +, עַמְּךָ Exod 22:27 +, etc.; plural עַמִּים Isa 2:3 +, עֲמָמִים (compare Biblical Aramaic) Neh 9:22 construct עַמֵּי 1Kgs 8:43 +, עַמְמֵי Neh 9:24 plural with suffix see II. עַם; — (Thes cites following as feminine וְחָטָאת עַמֶּ֑ךָ Exod 5:16 [but corrupt and unintellig.; read perhaps ׳וְחַטָאתָ לְע, so ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Di]; Judg 18:7 [but ישֶׁבֶת must agree with lost word city, or the like, see GFM]; Jer 8:5 [but read שׁוֺבַב for שׁוֺבְבָה Gie]); —

1. a people, nation (sometimes || גּוֺי), collective noun (singular Exod 21:8; Josh 17:14; Josh 17:15; Josh 17:17; 2Sam 17:29 + often, or plural Exod 20:15; Exod 24:2; Jer 5:31 + often, or both in same clause Exod 1:20; 2Sam 13:24): עַם אֶחָד = all mankind Gen 11:6 (J); peoples in general Gen 27:29 (J; || לְאֻמִּים), Exod 19:5 (E), Deut 2:25; Deut 4:6 + often Deuteronomy; Neh 13:24 + often; קְהַל עַמִּים Gen 28:3 (P) an assembly (multitude) of peoples, Gen 48:4 (P), Ezek 23:24; Ezek 32:3 (+ רַבִּים); one's own people Jer 46:16; Ps 45:11; Ruth 1:10; Ruth 1:15; Ruth 1:16 (twice in verse) + (on עַמִּי נָדִיב Song 6:12 see especially Bu); particular peoples, Egypt Gen 41:40 (E), Exod 1:22 (E), Neh 9:10 +; עַםאֲֿרָם Amos 1:5 עַםכְּֿמוֺשׁ (i.e. Moab) Num 21:29 (JE), Jer 48:46 but especially Israel Exod 1:20 (E) + often; ׳עַםבְּֿנֵי יִשׂ vExod 1:9 (J); called יהוה ׳ע Num 11:29 (E), 1Sam 2:24 +, and (by ׳י) עַמִּי Exod 3:7; Exod 5:1 (J) + often (all periods); קְהַל עַםהָֿאֱלֹהִים Judg 20:2, עַםהַֿקָּהָל Lev 16:33 (P), קְהַל עָם Ps 107:32 especially הָעָם הַזֶּה (often in contempt or disgust) Num 11:1; Num 11:12; Num 11:13 +; figurative of ants Prov 30:25, the shaphan vProv 30:26, locusts Joel 2:2, compare לְעַם לְצִיִּים Ps 74:14 (where read לְעַם צִיִּים Hup-Now). — On Judg 1:16 see עֲמָלֵקִי.
2. = smaller units, e.g.
  a. inhabitants of a city Gen 19:4 (J), 1Sam 9:12; 1Sam 9:13; Jer 29:16; Jer 29:25; 2Chr 31:4 + (Jer 8:5 strike out ׳יְרוּוּשׁ ᵐ5 Gie Co Rothst).
  b. inhabitants of a locality Jer 37:12 [apparently not = tribe, Deut 33:3 read עַמּוֺ ᵐ5 Di Dr, Hos 10:14; Judg 5:8; Judg 5:14 read בְּעָרֶיךָ We Now; see below ד].
  c. retainers, followers Gen 14:16; Gen 32:8; Gen 33:15; Gen 35:6; Judg 3:18; Judg 8:5; 2Sam 15:17; Jer 41:13; Jer 41:14 +.
  d. people bearing arms 1Sam 11:11; 1Kgs 20:10 +; כָּבֵד ׳ע Num 20:20 (JE), i.e. a powerful force; עַם הַצָּבָא Num 31:32 (P), הַמִּלְחָמָה ׳ע Josh 8:1; Josh 8:3; Josh 8:11; Josh 10:7; Josh 11:7 (all J E); so probably Judg 5:8 a (fighting) band; perhaps also vJudg 5:14 (read singular ? see GFM Bu).
3. = common people Jer 21:7; Jer 22:4; Lev 4:27 (opposed to ruler vLev 4:22), Neh 5:1 (opposed to יְהוּדִים), Neh 7:5 (opposed to rulers).
4. people in general, persons Gen 50:20 (E), so apparently ׳כָּלהָֿעָם אֲשֶׁר וגו Exod 33:16 (J), Num 11:34 (J), Josh 5:5 (twice in verse) (D), Judg 9:36 (as singular), vJudg 9:37 (as plural), Jer 36:9 persons labouring 1Kgs 9:23 superior persons Job 12:2 (iron.); עַם עוֺלָם Ezek 26:30 people of long ago (now in Sh®°ôl).
5. phrases are:
  a. (עַמָּהּ, עַמִּי, עַמְּךָ) בְּנֵי עַמּוֺ members of one's people, compatriots, fellow-countrymen, etc. Num 22:5 (E), Gen 23:11 (P) Lev 19:18 (H), Judg 14:16; Judg 14:17; Ezek 33:2; Ezek 33:12 +.
  b. בְּנֵי הָעָם = common people (see 3) 2Kgs 23:6; Jer 26:23 +; people in general שַׁעַר בְּנֵי הָעָם Jer 17:19 i.e. public gate 2Chr 35:5; 2Chr 35:12.
  c. עַם הָאָרֶץ the people at large, as a body 2Kgs 11:14; 2Kgs 11:18; 2Kgs 11:19; 2Kgs 11:20; 2Kgs 15:5; 2Kgs 16:15; 2Kgs 21:24 (twice in verse) +, Jer 37:2; Jer 44:21; Lev 20:2 (H), Gen 23:7; Gen 23:12; Gen 23:13 (P); common people Jer 34:19, compare ׳הא ׳דַּלַּת ע 2Kgs 24:14 distinguished from prince Ezek 45:22; Ezek 46:3; Ezek 46:9, from priests Hag 2:4; Zech 7:5 = Canaanites Num 14:9 (JE), compare עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ 1Chr 5:25 mixed post-exile population Ezra 4:4.
  d. עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ usually peoples of the earth Josh 4:24 (D), 2Chr 32:19 +; of heathen peoples about and in Palestine after exile Ezra 10:2; Ezra 10:11 traders Neh 10:31 עַמֵּי הָאֲרָצוֺת Neh 9:30; Neh 10:29; 2Chr 32:13.
  e. מִשְׁפְּחוֺת עַמִּים Ps 96:7 = 1Chr 16:28 (compare Ps 22:28). feminine בַּתעַֿמִּי = people personified Isa 22:4; Jer 4:11 + 7 t. Jeremiah + Jer 6:14 (van d. H.; omit בַּת Baer Gi), Lam 2:11; Lam 3:48; Lam 4:3; Lam 4:6; Lam 4:10 בְּתוּלַת בַּתעַֿמִּי Jer 14:17.
  g. designations of Israel are: עַםקָֿרוֺשׁ Deut 7:6 + 3 t., קְדוֺשִׁים ׳ע Dan 8:24, (ה)קֹדֶשׁ ׳ע Isa 62:12; Isa 63:18; Dan 12:7 סְגֻלָּה ׳ע Deut 7:6; Deut 14:2; Deut 26:18.
  h. of foreign (non-Israel) peoples: ׳ע נָכְרִי Exod 21:8 (E), אַחֵר ׳ע Deut 28:32, and especially from language, עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה ׳ע Ezek 3:5 compare vEzek 3:6, כִּלְשׁוֺן עַם וָעָם Neh 13:24 compare Esth 1:22 (twice in verse); Esth 3:12, לֹעֵג ׳ע Ps 114:1.
  i. עַם עֶבְרָתִי Isa 10:6, חֶרְמִי ׳ע Isa 34:11, מִֿבְחָרָיו׳ע Dan 11:15, עַמֵּי תּוֺעֵבוֺת הָאֵלֶּה Ezra 9:14 לֹא עַם בִּינוֺת Isa 27:11. — For עַםעֿוֺלָם Isa 44:7 read (אֹתִיּוֺת) (מִי הִשְׁמִי)עַ מֵעוֺלָם Oort Du Kit CheHpt compare PerlesAnal. 40, 64.


BDB6147 H5971

BDB6146 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6148

II. [עַם] noun [masculine] kinsman

**later development of I. עַם RSK 58; 2nd ed. 72. (on father's side) (Arabic paternal uncle, etc., see I. עמם; compare perhaps Tel Amarna ammu, kinsmen (?); on Nabataean עם ancestor compare Lzb151, 499; see also especially NesEg 187, ZAW xvi (1896), 322f. Krenkelib. viii (1888), 280-84); — suffix עַמִּי in בֶּןעַֿמִּי (q. v.), and proper name following; elsewhere plural suffix עַמֶּיךָ Num 27:13; Num 31:2 (Lev 19:16 read עַמְּךָ ᵐ5 ), + (possibly) עֲמָָמֶיךָ Judg 5:14 עַמָּיו Gen 25:8 + 15 t., עַמֶּיהָ Gen 17:14 + 3 t.; read עַמֶּי (for ᵑ0 עַמִּי, I. עַם; compare Krenkell.c. 281) Gen 49:29 and perhaps Judg 14:3 (compare Lev 21:14); according to Buhl Kit also 2Kgs 4:13father's kinsmen: וַיֵּאָסֵף אֶלעַֿמָּיו Gen 25:8 (of joining kinsmen in Sh®°ôl), so vGen 25:17; Gen 35:29; Gen 49:33; Num 20:24; Deut 32:50, compare Gen 49:29 (see above), Num 27:13; Num 31:2; Deut 32:50 (all P); וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ מֵעַמֶּיהָ Gen 17:4 (severed from living kinsmen), so Lev 7:20; Lev 7:21; Lev 7:23; Lev 7:27; Lev 19:8; Lev 23:29; Num 9:13, מִקֶּרֶב עַמֶּיהָ Exod 31:14, compare Exod 30:33; Exod 30:38; Lev 17:9 (all PH); מֵעַמָּיו יִקַּח אִשָּׁה Lev 21:14 (H), and perhaps Judg 14:3 (simile I. עַם: [םָ֯, הָּ֯] מִקֶּרֶב עַמּוֺ Lev 17:4; Lev 17:10; Lev 18:29+); other combinations Judg 5:14 (si vera lectio read perhaps בְּעַמֶּ֑ךָ, see I. עַם 2 d ), Lev 21:1; Lev 21:4; Lev 21:15 (H), Ezek 18:18 and (perhaps) 2Kgs 4:13. — בֶּןעַֿמִּי perhaps = son of my kinsman; on proper name with עַם see GrayProp. N. 41 ff.


BDB9776 H5971 H5972

BDB9775 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9777

עַם noun masculineEzra 6:12 people (see Biblical Hebrew I. עמם, עַם); — ׳ע absolute Dan 2:44; Dan 3:29; Ezra 6:12, construct Dan 7:27 emphatic עַמָּה Ezra 5:12, עַמָּא Ezra 7:13; Ezra 7:16; Ezra 7:25 plural emphatic עַמֲמַיָּא (K§§ 15d); 55, 5 a)) Dan 3:4; Dan 3:7 (twice in verse); Dan 3:31; Dan 5:19; Dan 6:26; Dan 7:14.

people, nations, nation, peoples, folk, …
ʿam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • nation, people
    • people, nation
    • "persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
    kinsman, kindred

קָדְשֶׁ ֑ךָ
קָדְשֶׁ
Root word holy, sanctuary, most, things, holiness, …
֑ךָ
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)
Dictionary form: קֹדֶשׁ · koh-DESH

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

In the KJV here: of thy holiness
holy ×53 of the sanctuary ×44 the holy ×39 my holy ×16 in the holy ×15 an holy ×13 of the holy ×13 is most ×11
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holiness — Best for abstract quality; noun contexts describing God's nature.
sacred — Versatile adjective; fits persons, places, objects, and times.
sanctuary — Prefer when the referent is a physical sacred space or temple.
holy — Modernizes KJV directly; widely understood in liturgical contexts.
consecrated — Emphasizes deliberate setting-apart; good for dedicated objects or persons.
set apart — Plain, contemporary; highlights separation from common/profane use.

BDB7327 H6946 H6947 H6944 H5880 H8483

BDB7326 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7328

II. קָדֵשׁ proper name, of a location (sacred; but perhaps originally קֶדֶשׁ and pointing artificial to distinguish from ׳ק in N); —

1. Καδης: in south of Judah Gen 16:14 (J), Gen 20:1 (E), in מִדְבַּר פָּארָן Num 13:26 (P), specifically צִן ׳מ Num 20:1; Num 33:36, compare קָדֵשׁ ׳מ Ps 29:8 on western border of Edom Num 20:16 (E), Num 33:37 (P), compare Num 20:14 (E), vNum 20:22 (P), Judg 11:16; Judg 11:17 (hence RobBR ii. 175, 194 sought it at `Ain Weibeh, in west of Arabah); long adobe of Israel during Exodus. Deut 1:46 ׳מֵי מְרִיבַת ק Num 27:14 (compare Num 20:1-13), Deut 32:51 (P), Ezek 47:19 (read מְרִיבַת), Ezek 48:28, compare Deut 33:2 (see קֹדֶשׁ near the end); compare עֵין מִשְׁפָּט Gen 14:7 = בַּרְנֵעַ ׳ק (meaning of ׳ב unknown; ᵐ5 Kings (τοῦ) βαρνη); — Num 32:8 (J), Deut 1:2; Deut 1:19; Deut 2:14; Deut 9:23; Josh 10:41 (D), Num 34:4; Josh 15:3 (P); — modern ±Ain †adîs (kudais, ), approximately 50 miles south of Beersheba, J.Rowlands (1842) see GWilliamsHoly City, 464 f., and especially HCTrumbull (1881)Kadesh Barnea, 238-321.
2. Hittite capital on the Orontes, north of Damascus, towards Hamath (Egyptian †dš, †dšu, †dše WMMAs.u.Eur.213 ff.); — 2Sam 24:6 ᵐ5L We Dr Kit Bu Löhr, reading אֶרֶץ הַחִתִּים קָדֵ֫שָׁה for ᵑ0 תַּחְתִּים חָדְשִׁי ׳א (הַחִתִּים already HiGeschichte. Israel i. 29; קָדֵ֫שָׁה Th, קֶ֫דְשָׁה Klo, of קֶדֶשׁ in Naphtali); HPS doubts.


BDB7328 H4720 H6944

BDB7327 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7329

מִקְדָּשׁ noun masculineAmos 7:9 sacred place, sanctuary; — ׳מ Exod 25:8 +; מִקְּדָשׁ Exod 15:17 (Ges«GKC:20h»§ 20h ii. 1, 471); construct מִקְדַּשׁ Lev 16:33 +; suffix מִקְדָּשִׁי Lev 20:3 +, etc., מִקְדְּשׁוֺ Num 18:29 (ii. 1, 97); plural מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezek 21:7, construct מִקְדְּשֵׁי Jer 51:51 + 2 t.; suffix מִקְדָּשַׁי Lev 21:23 מְקַדְשֵׁיהֶם Ezek 7:24 (on anomalous pointing see Ew§ 215 a Hi-Sm; but probably Pi`el Participle was in mind, Ges«GKC:93oo»§ 93oo Anm.; < read מִקְדְּשֵׁיהֶם); etc.; —

1. old Israel sanctuaries: of ׳י at Shechem Josh 24:26 (E); probably also Exod 15:17 (i.e. Shiloh); plural of sanct. to be destroyed by ׳י Lev 26:31 (H); ׳מִקְדְּשֵׁי יִשׂ in Northern Israel Amos 7:9 מִקְדַּשׁמֶֿלֶךְ vAmos 7:13 (Bethel).
2. of the nations: Moab Isa 16:12 plural of Tyre Ezek 28:18 (Co Toy [not Berthol Krae] read קָדְשְׁךָ thy sanctity).
3. tabernacle and its precincts Exod 25:8 (P) +; מִקְדַּשׁ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Lev 16:33, plural Lev 21:23.
4. temple and precincts 1Chr 22:19; Isa 63:18; Ps 74:7 +; בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם 2Chr 36:17, מקדשׁ הבית Ezek 48:21, ׳מְכוֺן מ Dan 8:11 plural of many sacred places in and about the temple. ׳מִקְדְּשֵׁי בית י Jer 51:51 מִקְדְּשֵׁי אֵל Ps 73:17. Doubtful are: מִמִּקְדָּשֶׁיךָ Ps 68:36 (ᵐ5 ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ ᵑ9 de sanctuario; SS מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ); מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezek 21:7 (ᵐ5 Co Berthol Buhl מִקְדָּשָׁם; Toy Krae מִקְדָּשֶׁיהָ; || יְרוּשָׁלַםִ); וּמִקְדָּשׁ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ Ezek 45:4b (Co, after ᵐ5, מִפְקָד לְקָדְשָׁם [לְבָֽתֵּי]; Toy וּלְמִגְרָשִׁים [לְבָֽתִּים], compare Krae לְמִגְרָשׁ).
5. ׳י will become ׳לְמ for his people Ezek 11:16 (BrMP 268), so apparently Isa 8:14 (but gloss Du CheHpt Marti; LagSemitic i. 16 מִקָּשׁ i.e. stumbling-block [he compare Syriac strike]).
6. of ׳י's future sanct., בתוכם לעולם ׳מ Ezek 37:26; Ezek 37:28. — (מִמֶּנּוּ) אֶתקּמִקְדְּשׁוֺ (מִכָּלחֶֿלְבּוֺ) Num 18:29 even the hallowed part there of AV RV, but this not the meaning of ׳מ; Ew§ 255 c assumes מַ֗֗֗קְדֵּשׁ in this sense; < read קָדְשׁוֺ (see קֹדֶשׁ 3 d), מִ being dittograph

holy, sanctuary, most, things, holiness, …
qōdeš
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness
    • apartness, sacredness, holiness
      • of God
      • "of places"of things
      set-apartness, separateness

צָרֵ֕י נוּ
צָרֵ֕י
Root word enemies, adversaries, trouble, enemy, distress, …
נוּ
Suffix — pronoun our / us
Dictionary form: צַר · tsahr

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: our adversaries
the enemy ×6 in their trouble ×4 his enemies ×3 of their enemies ×3 our enemies ×3 from trouble ×2 in my distress ×2 of the enemy ×2
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enemy — Most common sense; best for personal or military opponents.
foe — Slightly more formal; good for poetic or elevated contexts.
adversary — Emphasizes active opposition; suits legal or formal registers.
distress — Use when the noun carries the sense of hardship or trouble.
anguish — Highlights emotional or psychological suffering; more intense.
oppressor — Stresses the one causing harm; good for social-justice contexts.

BDB7255 H6862

BDB7254 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7256

I. צַר adjective narrow, tight; — absolute ׳צ 2Kgs 6:1 +; צָ֑ר Num 22:26 +; feminine צָרָה Prov 23:27narrow, מָקוֺם צָ֑ר Num 22:26, צַר מִמֶּנּוּ 2Kgs 6:1 too narrow for us, compare צַרלִֿי הַמָּקוֺם Isa 49:20 (of land of Judah after exile); בְּאֵר צָרָה Prov 23:27 (figurative of harlot; i.e. rescue difficult; || שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה); כַּנָּהָר צָר Isa 59:19 like a contracted (and hence swift, powerful) river (simile of ׳י; Klo נְהַר מָצוֺר, CheHpt מִצֹּר ׳נ, both 'of Egypt'); סָגוּר חוֺתָם צָ֑ר Job 41:7 (of scaly back of crocodile), usually closely joined (as) with tight seal (ᵐ5 Me Bi Hoffm Bu Du חוֺתַם צֹר with seal of flint, but why specify material?); בְּיוֺם צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶ֑כָה Prov 24:10 thy strength will be narrow, limited (si vera lectio, compare Toy).


BDB7256 H6862

BDB7255 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7257

II. צַר noun [masculine] straits, distress; — absolute ׳צ Job 15:24 +, also with article בַּצַּר Hos 5:15 +, צָ֑ר Ps 4:2 +; — straits, distress Isa 5:30; Job 15:24; Ps 32:7; Ps 60:13; Ps 108:13 צַראוּמָצוֺק Ps 119:143; ׳עֵתצֿ Job 38:23, compare בַּצַּר Isa 26:16, בַּצָּ֑ר Ps 4:2 רֿוּחִי׳צ Job 7:11 distress of my spirit; לֶחֶם צַר Isa 30:20 לֹא צָֹר Isa 63:9 usually he (׳י) had distress (reading לוֺ Qr), but ᵐ5 οὐ πρέσβυς, Du CheHpt and others לֹא צִר, no messenger and (or) angel, (but) his own face, etc. Instead of suffix directly appended, ל suffix is used (only after ב): בַּצַּרלִֿי in my distress Ps 18:7 = 2Sam 22:7; Ps 66:14, so בְּיוֺם צַר(ֿ)לִי Ps 59:17; Ps 102:3 בַּצַּר לְךָ Deut 4:30 (probably originally meant as בְּצַר, or בְּצֹר [infinitive], Dr; so) בַּצַּרלֿוֺ Isa 25:4; 2Chr 15:4, בַּצַּר לָהֶם Hos 5:15; Ps 107:6; Ps 107:13; Ps 107:19; Ps 107:28, also (after רָאָה) Ps 106:44צַר 1Sam 2:32 is corrupt, compare Dr;


BDB7262 H6862

BDB7261 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7263

III. צַר68 noun masculineNum 10:9 adversary, foe; — absolute צַר Amos 3:11 +, even with article הַצַּר Num 10:9, but also הַצָּר Esth 7:4 צָ֑ר Zech 8:10 +; plural צָרִים Lam 1:7 construct צָרֵי Ezra 4:1 + Isa 9:10 (but read probably צָרוֺ or צָרָיו, compare Di-Kit CheHpt; al. שָׂרֵי), Jer 48:5 (strike out ᵐ5 Hi Gie), Ezek 30:16 (but ᵐ5 Sm וְנָפֹצוּ, so Berthol; Co וְנִפְרְצוּ, so Toy; Krae יָעוּף); suffix צָרַי Ps 3:2, צָרֵיהֶם Ezek 39:23, צָרֵימוֺ Deut 32:27, etc.; — adversary, foe, Amos 3:11; Gen 14:20; Num 10:9 (P), Num 24:8 (JE) Deut 32:27; Deut 33:7; Josh 5:13 (JE), 2Sam 24:13; Isa 9:10 (see above), Zech 8:10; Ezra 4:1; Neh 4:5; Esth 7:6 (אִישׁ צַר וְאוֺיֵב), + 21 t., + Ps 3:2; Ps 13:5; Ps 27:2; Ps 78:42, + 13 t. Psalms, + (of ׳י's foes) Ps 78:66; Ps 97:3 + (of ׳י's foes) also Isa 1:24; Isa 26:11; Isa 59:18; Isa 64:1; Jer 46:10; Nah 1:2; Deut 32:41; Deut 32:43; Job 19:11. — Jer 48:5; Ezek 30:16 see above


BDB7266 H6862 H6864

BDB7265 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7267

IV. צַר noun [masculine] hard pebble, flint; — כַּצַר Isa 5:28 (simile of horses' hoofs; read perhaps צֹר).


BDB9798 H6862

BDB9797 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9799

ערר (√of following, compare Biblical Hebrew II. צָרַר, III. צַר).

enemies, adversaries, trouble, enemy, distress, …
ṣar
narrow
  • narrow, tight
  • "straits, distress"adversary, foe, enemy, oppressor"hard pebble, flint

בּוֹסְס֖וּ
בּוֹסְס֖וּ
Root word down, polluted, trodden, under, feet, …
Dictionary form: בּוּס · boos

Verb — Polel, Perfect (Qatal), third person plural intensive (rare stem) — like Piel completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: have trodden down
it is that shall tread down ×2 and i will tread down ×1 have trodden down ×1 loatheth ×1 men which tread down ×1 polluted ×1 thee polluted ×1 they have trodden ×1
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trample — Most natural modern word for crushing underfoot.
tread down — Modernized KJV phrase; good for poetic or formal contexts.
stomp on — Colloquial; vivid but informal register.
crush underfoot — Emphasizes complete subjugation or defeat.
desecrate — Use when the object is sacred or the act is contemptuous.
despise — Captures the loathing nuance seen in some KJV renderings.

BDB964 H947

BDB963 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB965

[בּוּס] verb tread down, trample —

Qal Imperfect יָבוּס Ps 60:14 = Ps 108:14 3 feminine singular תָּבוּס Prov 27:7, אָבוּס Isa 63:6 suffix 3 singular אֲבוּסֶנּוּ Isa 14:25 1 plural נָבוּס Ps 44:6tread down, trample (of warriors), no object expressed Zech 10:5 id., figurative with accusative (subject ׳י, as warrior) Isa 14:25 compare Ps 60:14 = Ps 108:14; Isa 63:6 (subject men, with God's help) Ps 44:6 figurative = reject, loathe Prov 27:7. Pol. Perfect בּוֺסְסוּ Isa 63:18 בֹּסְסוּ Jer 12:10tread down in bad sense, subject enemies of ׳י, object accusative Jer 12:10 (in metaphor); = desecrate (object מקדשׁ) Isa 63:18. Hithpolel Participle feminine מִתְבּוֺסֶסֶת Ezek 16:6; Ezek 16:22 — of the blind movements of infant's limbs, kick out (this way and that), figurative of Jerusalem. Hoph`al Participle מוּבָ֑ס Isa 14:19 — passive trodden down Isa 14:19, of corpse, simile of king of Babylon.

down, polluted, trodden, under, feet, …
bûs
to trample (literally or figuratively)
  • to tread down, reject, trample down
    • (Qal)
      • to tread down, trample (of warriors)
      • "of rejection (figuratively)
      (Polel)
      • to tread down (in bad sense)
      • "to desecrate
      (Hithpolel)
      • to tread
      • "to kick out
        • of infants' blind movements
        • "of Jerusalem (figuratively)
      (Hophal) to be trodden down

מִקְדָּשֶֽׁ ךָ
מִקְדָּשֶֽׁ
Root word sanctuary, sanctuaries, places, chapel, part, …
ךָ
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)
Dictionary form: מִקְדָּשׁ · mik-DOHSH

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

In the KJV here: thy sanctuary
the sanctuary ×14 my sanctuary ×12 of the sanctuary ×5 and the sanctuary ×3 his sanctuary ×3 sanctuary ×3 for the sanctuary ×2 in my sanctuary ×2
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sanctuary — Modernized from KJV; broadly useful across contexts.
sacred place — Good when emphasizing holiness of a specific location.
temple — Prefer when referring to a formal worship structure.
shrine — Suits smaller or local worship sites.
holy place — Highlights consecrated status; fits liturgical contexts.
consecrated space — More formal; useful in legal or priestly passages.

BDB7328 H4720 H6944

BDB7327 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7329

מִקְדָּשׁ noun masculineAmos 7:9 sacred place, sanctuary; — ׳מ Exod 25:8 +; מִקְּדָשׁ Exod 15:17 (Ges«GKC:20h»§ 20h ii. 1, 471); construct מִקְדַּשׁ Lev 16:33 +; suffix מִקְדָּשִׁי Lev 20:3 +, etc., מִקְדְּשׁוֺ Num 18:29 (ii. 1, 97); plural מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezek 21:7, construct מִקְדְּשֵׁי Jer 51:51 + 2 t.; suffix מִקְדָּשַׁי Lev 21:23 מְקַדְשֵׁיהֶם Ezek 7:24 (on anomalous pointing see Ew§ 215 a Hi-Sm; but probably Pi`el Participle was in mind, Ges«GKC:93oo»§ 93oo Anm.; < read מִקְדְּשֵׁיהֶם); etc.; —

1. old Israel sanctuaries: of ׳י at Shechem Josh 24:26 (E); probably also Exod 15:17 (i.e. Shiloh); plural of sanct. to be destroyed by ׳י Lev 26:31 (H); ׳מִקְדְּשֵׁי יִשׂ in Northern Israel Amos 7:9 מִקְדַּשׁמֶֿלֶךְ vAmos 7:13 (Bethel).
2. of the nations: Moab Isa 16:12 plural of Tyre Ezek 28:18 (Co Toy [not Berthol Krae] read קָדְשְׁךָ thy sanctity).
3. tabernacle and its precincts Exod 25:8 (P) +; מִקְדַּשׁ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Lev 16:33, plural Lev 21:23.
4. temple and precincts 1Chr 22:19; Isa 63:18; Ps 74:7 +; בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם 2Chr 36:17, מקדשׁ הבית Ezek 48:21, ׳מְכוֺן מ Dan 8:11 plural of many sacred places in and about the temple. ׳מִקְדְּשֵׁי בית י Jer 51:51 מִקְדְּשֵׁי אֵל Ps 73:17. Doubtful are: מִמִּקְדָּשֶׁיךָ Ps 68:36 (ᵐ5 ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ ᵑ9 de sanctuario; SS מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ); מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezek 21:7 (ᵐ5 Co Berthol Buhl מִקְדָּשָׁם; Toy Krae מִקְדָּשֶׁיהָ; || יְרוּשָׁלַםִ); וּמִקְדָּשׁ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ Ezek 45:4b (Co, after ᵐ5, מִפְקָד לְקָדְשָׁם [לְבָֽתֵּי]; Toy וּלְמִגְרָשִׁים [לְבָֽתִּים], compare Krae לְמִגְרָשׁ).
5. ׳י will become ׳לְמ for his people Ezek 11:16 (BrMP 268), so apparently Isa 8:14 (but gloss Du CheHpt Marti; LagSemitic i. 16 מִקָּשׁ i.e. stumbling-block [he compare Syriac strike]).
6. of ׳י's future sanct., בתוכם לעולם ׳מ Ezek 37:26; Ezek 37:28. — (מִמֶּנּוּ) אֶתקּמִקְדְּשׁוֺ (מִכָּלחֶֿלְבּוֺ) Num 18:29 even the hallowed part there of AV RV, but this not the meaning of ׳מ; Ew§ 255 c assumes מַ֗֗֗קְדֵּשׁ in this sense; < read קָדְשׁוֺ (see קֹדֶשׁ 3 d), מִ being dittograph

sanctuary, sanctuaries, places, chapel, part, …
miqdoš
a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
  • sacred place, sanctuary, holy place
    • sanctuary
      • of the temple
      • "of the tabernacle"of Ezekiel's temple"of Jehovah

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
לַמִּצְעָ֕ר Zaqef Gadol — a strong break יָרְשׁ֖וּ Tipeha — a lesser break עַם קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here צָרֵ֕ינוּ Zaqef Gadol — a strong break בּוֹסְס֖וּ Tipeha — a lesser break מִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָ Silluq — end of the verse

לַמִּצְעָר יָרְשׁוּ עַם-קָדְשֶׁךָ צָרֵינוּ בּוֹסְסוּ מִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָ׃
18
The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
Cross References

Psalms 74:3

הָרִימָה פְעָמֶיךָ לְמַשֻּׁאוֹת נֶצַח כָּל-הֵרַע אוֹיֵב בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
3
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

Revelation 11:2

καὶ τὴν αὐλὴν τὴν ἔξωθεν τοῦ ναοῦ ἔκβαλε ἔξω καὶ μὴ αὐτὴν μετρήσῃς ὅτι ἐδόθη τοῖς ἔθνεσιν καὶ τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν πατήσουσιν μῆνας τεσσαράκοντα δύο
2
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

Daniel 8:24

וְעָצַם כֹּחוֹ וְלֹא בְכֹחוֹ וְנִפְלָאוֹת יַשְׁחִית וְהִצְלִיחַ וְעָשָׂה וְהִשְׁחִית עֲצוּמִים וְעַם-קְדֹשִֽׁים׃
24
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

Isaiah 62:12

וְקָרְאוּ לָהֶם עַם-הַקֹּדֶשׁ גְּאוּלֵי יְהוָה וְלָךְ יִקָּרֵא דְרוּשָׁה עִיר לֹא נֶעֱזָֽבָה׃
12
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

Exodus 19:4

אַתֶּם רְאִיתֶם אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי לְמִצְרָיִם וָֽאֶשָּׂא אֶתְכֶם עַל-כַּנְפֵי נְשָׁרִים וָֽאָבִא אֶתְכֶם אֵלָֽי׃
4
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

Deuteronomy 26:19

וּֽלְתִתְּךָ עֶלְיוֹן עַל כָּל-הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִתְהִלָּה וּלְשֵׁם וּלְתִפְאָרֶת וְלִֽהְיֹתְךָ עַם-קָדֹשׁ לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּֽר׃
19
And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.

Matthew 24:2

δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Οὐ βλέπετε πάντα ταῦτα ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον ὃς οὐ μὴ καταλυθήσεται
2
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Deuteronomy 7:6

כִּי עַם קָדוֹשׁ אַתָּה לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּךָ בָּחַר׀ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לִֽהְיוֹת לוֹ לְעַם סְגֻלָּה מִכֹּל הָֽעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃
6
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

Isaiah 64:11

בֵּית קָדְשֵׁנוּ וְתִפְאַרְתֵּנוּ אֲשֶׁר הִֽלְלוּךָ אֲבֹתֵינוּ הָיָה לִשְׂרֵפַת אֵשׁ וְכָל-מַחֲמַדֵּינוּ הָיָה לְחָרְבָּֽה׃
11
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

1 Peter 2:9

Ὑμεῖς δὲ γένος ἐκλεκτόν βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα ἔθνος ἅγιον λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν ὅπως τὰς ἀρετὰς ἐξαγγείλητε τοῦ ἐκ σκότους ὑμᾶς καλέσαντος εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς·
9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of who hath him called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Lamentations 4:1

אֵיכָה יוּעַם זָהָב יִשְׁנֶא הַכֶּתֶם הַטּוֹב תִּשְׁתַּפֵּכְנָה אַבְנֵי-קֹדֶשׁ בְּרֹאשׁ כָּל-חוּצֽוֹת׃
1
How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.

Lamentations 1:10

יָדוֹ פָּרַשׂ צָר עַל כָּל-מַחֲמַדֶּיהָ כִּֽי-רָאֲתָה גוֹיִם בָּאוּ מִקְדָּשָׁהּ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתָה לֹא-יָבֹאוּ בַקָּהָל לָֽךְ׃
10
The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.