He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
He that killeth an oxe is as if he ſlue a man: he that ſacrificeth a || lambe, as if he cut off a dogs necke: he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered ſwines blood: he that † burneth incenſe, as if he bleſſed an idole: yea, they haue choſen their owne wayes, and their ſoule delighteth in their abominations.
אָוֶן , masculine noun, ʾaven — trouble, sorrow, wickedness (value 57)
H205,
אָוֶן ʼâven, aw-ven'; from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol:—affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369.trouble, wickedness, sorrow
trouble, sorrow
idolatry
trouble of iniquity, wickedness
Used in 79 Verses, 14 Books 79  Occurrence Count
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
בָּחַר , verb, bahar — to choose (value 210)
H977,
בָּחַר bâchar, baw-khar'; a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select:—acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.to choose, elect, decide for
(Qal) to choose
(Niphal) to be chosen
(Pual) to be chosen, selected
Used in 162 Verses, 23 Books 170  Occurrence Count
בָּרַךְ , verb, barakh — to kneel, bless (value 222)
H1288,
בָּרַךְ bârak, baw-rak'; a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason):—× abundantly, × altogether, × at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, × greatly, × indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, × still, thank.to bless, kneel
(Qal)
to kneel
to bless
(Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself
(Piel) to bless
(Pual) to be blessed, be adored
(Hiphil) to cause to kneel
(Hithpael) to bless oneself
(TWOT) to praise, salute, curse
Used in 289 Verses, 24 Books 317  Occurrence Count
גַּם , adverb, gam — also, moreover, yea (value 43)
H1571,
גַּם gam, gam; by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and:—again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
also, moreover (giving emphasis)
neither, neither...nor (with negative)
even (for stress)
indeed, yea (introducing climax)
also (of correspondence or retribution)
but, yet, though (adversative)
even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
(TWOT) again, alike
Used in 661 Verses, 37 Books 769  Occurrence Count
דָּם , masculine noun, dam — blood (value 44)
H1818,
דָּם dâm, dawm; from H1826 (compare H119); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood):—blood(-y, -guiltiness), (-thirsty), + innocent.Used in 295 Verses, 28 Books 357  Occurrence Count
דֶּרֶךְ , masculine noun, derekh — way, road, distance, journey, manner (value 224)
H1870,
דֶּרֶךְ derek, deh'-rek; from H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb:—along, away, because of, by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).way, road, distance, journey, manner
road, way, path
journey
direction
manner, habit, way
of course of life (fig.)
of moral character (fig.)
Used in 626 Verses, 32 Books 699  Occurrence Count
הֵם , third person plural masculine personal pronoun, heym — they (value 45)
H1992,
הֵם hêm, haym; or (prolonged) הֵמָּה hêmmâh; masculine plural from H1931; they (only used when emphatic):—it, like, × (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, × so, × such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.they, these, the same, who
Used in 522 Verses, 35 Books 559  Occurrence Count
זָבַח , verb, zavah — to slaughter for sacrifice (value 17)
H2076,
זָבַח zâbach, zaw-bakh'; a primitive root; to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice):—kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice
(Qal)
to slaughter for sacrifice
to slaughter for eating
to slaughter in divine judgment
(Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice
Used in 127 Verses, 24 Books 134  Occurrence Count
זָכַר , verb, zakhar — remember (value 227)
H2142,
זָכַר zâkar, zaw-kar'; a primitive root; also as denominative from H2145 properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male:—× burn (incense), × earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, × still, think on, × well.to remember, recall, call to mind
(Qal) to remember, recall
(Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind
(Hiphil)
to cause to remember, remind
to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance
to mention
to record
to make a memorial, make remembrance
Used in 223 Verses, 32 Books 229  Occurrence Count
חֲזִיר , masculine noun, haziyr — swine, boar (value 225)
H2386,
חֲזִיר chăzîyr, khaz-eer'; from an unused root probably meaning to inclose; a hog (perhaps as penned):—boar, swine.hog, swine, boar
swine (as forbidden food)
wild boar
Used in 7 Verses, 5 Books 7  Occurrence Count
חָפֵץ , verb, hafeytz — to delight in (value 178)
H2654,
חָפֵץ châphêts, khaw-fates'; a primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire:—× any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with
(Qal)
of men
to take pleasure in, delight in
to delight, desire, be pleased to do
of God
to delight in, have pleasure in
to be pleased to do
to move, bend down
(Qal) to bend down
Used in 71 Verses, 22 Books 74  Occurrence Count
כֶּלֶב , masculine noun, kelev — a dog (value 52)
H3611,
כֶּלֶב keleb, keh'-leb; from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute:—dog.dog
dog (literal)
contempt or abasement (fig.)
of pagan sacrifice
of male cult prostitute (fig.)
Used in 31 Verses, 13 Books 32  Occurrence Count
לְבוֹנָה , feminine noun, ləvona — frankincense (value 93)
H3828,
לְבוֹנָה lebôwnâh, leb-o-naw'; or לְבֹנָה lebônâh; from H3836; frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke):—(frank-) incense.frankincense
a white resin burned as fragrant incense
ceremonially
personally
used in compounding the holy incense
Used in 21 Verses, 8 Books 21  Occurrence Count
מִנְחָה , feminine noun, minha — a gift, tribute, offering (value 103)
H4503,
מִנְחָה minchâh, min-khaw'; from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary):—gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering
gift, present
tribute
offering (to God)
grain offering
Used in 194 Verses, 24 Books 211  Occurrence Count
נָכָה , verb, nakha — to smite (value 75)
H5221,
נָכָה nâkâh, naw-kaw'; a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively):—beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), × go forward, × indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, × surely, wound.to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill
(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten
(Pual) to be stricken or smitten
(Hiphil)
to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust
to smite, kill, slay (man or beast)
to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage
to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy
(Hophal) to be smitten
to receive a blow
to be wounded
to be beaten
to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain
to be attacked and captured
to be smitten (with disease)
to be blighted (of plants)
Used in 461 Verses, 31 Books 496  Occurrence Count
נֶפֶשׁ , feminine noun, nefesh — a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion (value 430)
H5315,
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh, neh'-fesh; from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):—any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
living being
living being (with life in the blood)
the man himself, self, person or individual
seat of the appetites
seat of emotions and passions
activity of mind
dubious
activity of the will
dubious
activity of the character
dubious
Used in 683 Verses, 31 Books 748  Occurrence Count
עָלָה , verb, ʿala — to go up, ascend, climb (value 105)
H5927,
עָלָה ʻâlâh, aw-law'; a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative:—arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, × mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.to go up, ascend, climb
(Qal)
to go up, ascend
to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat
to go up, come up (of animals)
to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)
to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)
to come up (before God)
to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)
to excel, be superior to
(Niphal)
to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away
to take oneself away
to be exalted
(Hiphil)
to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up
to bring up, bring against, take away
to bring up, draw up, train
to cause to ascend
to rouse, stir up (mentally)
to offer, bring up (of gifts)
to exalt
to cause to ascend, offer
(Hophal)
to be carried away, be led up
to be taken up into, be inserted in
to be offered
(Hithpael) to lift oneself
Used in 817 Verses, 36 Books 887  Occurrence Count
עָרַף , verb, ʿaraf — to break the neck (value 350)
H6202,
עָרַף ʻâraph, aw-raf'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of slopping); properly, to bend downward; but used only as a denominative from H6203, to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy:—that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck.(Qal) to break the neck (of an animal)
Used in 6 Verses, 4 Books 6  Occurrence Count
שֶׂה , masculine noun, seh — one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) (value 305)
H7716,
שֶׂה seh, seh; or שֵׂי sêy; probably from H7582 through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat:—(lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep. Compare H2089.one of a flock, lamb, sheep, goat, young sheep, young goat
sheep, goat
flock (collective)
Used in 39 Verses, 12 Books 45  Occurrence Count
שׁוֹר , masculine noun, shor — a head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.) (value 506)
H7794,
שׁוֹר shôwr, shore; from H7788; a bullock (as a traveller):—bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for H7791).ox, bull, a head of cattle
for plowing, for food, as sacrifice
Used in 69 Verses, 17 Books 79  Occurrence Count
שָׁחַט , feminine noun, verb, shahat — to slaughter, beat (value 317)
H7819,
שָׁחַט shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'; a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre):—kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.verb
to kill, slaughter, beat
(Qal)
to slaughter
beast for food
sacrifice
person in human sacrifice
beaten, hammered (of shekels)
(Niphal) to be slaughtered, be slain (of food or sacrifice)
feminine noun
(BDB) slaughtering
word doubtful
Used in 70 Verses, 14 Books 81  Occurrence Count
שִׁקּוּץ , masculine noun, shikkutz — detested thing (value 496)
H8251,
שִׁקּוּץ shiqqûwts, shik-koots'; or שִׁקֻּץ shiqquts; from H8262; disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol:—abominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).detestable thing or idol, abominable thing, abomination, idol, detested thing
Used in 26 Verses, 11 Books 28  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 66:3Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| שׁוֹחֵ֨ט הַשּׁ֜וֹר מַכֵּה־אִ֗ישׁ זוֹבֵ֤חַ הַשֶּׂה֙ עֹ֣רֵֽף כֶּ֔לֶב מַעֲלֵ֤ה מִנְחָה֙ דַּם־חֲזִ֔יר מַזְכִּ֥יר לְבֹנָ֖ה מְבָ֣רֵֽךְ אָ֑וֶן גַּם־הֵ֗מָּה בָּֽחֲרוּ֙ בְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם נַפְשָׁ֥ם חָפֵֽצָה׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He that killeth |
H7819shahat |
שָׁחַט |
317 |
| an ox |
H7794shor |
שׁוֹר |
506 |
| is as if he slew |
H5221nakha |
נָכָה |
75 |
| a man; |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| he that sacrificeth |
H2076zavah |
זָבַח |
17 |
| a lamb, |
H7716seh |
שֶׂה |
305 |
| as if he cut off |
H6202ʿaraf |
עָרַף |
350 |
| a dog's |
H3611kelev |
כֶּלֶב |
52 |
| neck; |
H6202ʿaraf |
עָרַף |
350 |
| he that offereth |
H5927ʿala |
עָלָה |
105 |
| an oblation, |
H4503minha |
מִנְחָה |
103 |
| as if he offered swine's |
H2386haziyr |
חֲזִיר |
225 |
| blood; |
H1818dam |
דָּם |
44 |
| he that burneth |
H2142zakhar |
זָכַר |
227 |
| incense, |
H3828ləvona |
לְבוֹנָה |
93 |
| as if he blessed |
H1288barakh |
בָּרַךְ |
222 |
| an idol. |
H205ʾaven |
אָוֶן |
57 |
| Yea, they have chosen |
H977bahar |
בָּחַר |
210 |
| their own ways, |
H1870derekh |
דֶּרֶךְ |
224 |
| and their soul |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
| delighteth |
H2654hafeytz |
חָפֵץ |
178 |
| in their abominations. |
H8251shikkutz |
שִׁקּוּץ |
496 |
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