Isaiah 15

Isaiah · Chapter 15

Isaiah 15:2

King James Version (1769)

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VerseKJVBSBASV
2He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.They are gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep: Moab waileth over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
it has gone upעָלָ֨ה'a-LAHH5927G
to ascend: rise

עָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away …

the houseהַבַּ֧יִתha-BA-yitH1004B
to lodge

בִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B)

and Dibonוְדִיבֹ֛ןve-di-VONH1769G
(Dibon)-gad

גָּד (gad) Combined with di.von (דִּיבֹן, דִּימוֹן "Dibon" H1769) § Gad = "troop", the tribe descended from Gad

the high placesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha-ba-MOTH1116
high place

בָּמָה (ba.mah) 1) high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform) 1a) high place, mountain 1b) high places, battlefields 1c) high places (as places of worship) 1d) funeral mound?

for weepingלְבֶ֑כִיle-VE-khiH1065
weeping

בְּכִי (be.khi) a weeping, weeping

onעַל־'al-H5921A
upon

עַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …

Neboנְב֞וֹne-VOH5015A
Nebo

נְבוֹ (ne.vo) § Nebo = "prophet" a city in Moab and at one time assigned to Reuben; probably located on or near Mount Nebo

and onוְעַ֤לve-'ALH5921A
upon

עַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …

Medebaמֵֽידְבָא֙mei-de-VA'H4311
Medeba

מֵידְבָא (me.de.va) § Medeba = "water of rest" a town in Moab assigned to Reuben and located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Heshbon; still extant

Moabמוֹאָ֣בmo-'AVH4124G
Moab

מוֹאָב (mo.av) Moab = "of his father" the nation descended from the son of Lot Also named: mo.a.vi (מוֹאָבִי "Moab" H4125)

it is wailingיְיֵלִ֔ילye-ye-LILH3213
to wail

יָלַל (ya.lal) (Hiphil) to howl, wail, make a howling

[is] on allבְּכָל־be-kholH3605
all

כֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

heads itsרֹאשָׁ֣יוro-SHAVH7218A
head

רֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content)

baldnessקָרְחָ֔הka-re-CHAHH7144
bald spot

קׇרְחָה (qor.chah) baldness, bald

everyכָּל־kol-H3605
all

כֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

beardזָקָ֖ןza-KANH2206
beard

זָקָן (za.qan) 1) beard, chin 1a) beard 1b) chin

[is] diminishedגְּרוּעָֽה׃ge-ru-'AHH1639
to dimish

גָּרַע (ga.ra) 1) to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to diminish 1a2) to restrain 1a3) to withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be withdrawn 1b2) to be restrained 1c) (Piel) to withdraw, draw up

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.