The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
The ancient and honourable, hee is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile.
הוּא , demonstrative pronoun, third person singular personal pronoun, huʾ — he, she, it (value 12)
H1931,
הוּא hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.third person singular personal pronoun
he, she, it
himself (with emphasis)
resuming subj with emphasis
(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
(anticipating subj)
(emphasising predicate)
that, it (neuter)
demonstrative pronoun
that (with article)
Used in 1692 Verses, 39 Books 1875  Occurrence Count
זָנָב , masculine noun, zanav — tail, end, stump (value 59)
H2180,
זָנָב zânâb, zaw-nawb'; from H2179 (in the original sense of flapping); the tail (literally or figuratively):—tail.Used in 9 Verses, 5 Books 11  Occurrence Count
זָקֵן , adjective, zakeyn — old (value 157)
H2205,
זָקֵן zâqên, zaw-kane'; from H2204; old:—aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.old
old (of humans)
elder (of those having authority)
Used in 171 Verses, 26 Books 177  Occurrence Count
יָרָה , verb, yara — to throw, shoot (value 215)
H3384,
יָרָה yârâh, yaw-raw'; or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא yârâʼ; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach:—(+) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.to throw, shoot, cast, pour
(Qal)
to throw, cast
to cast, lay, set
to shoot arrows
to throw water, rain
(Niphal) to be shot
(Hiphil)
to throw, cast
to shoot
to point out, show
to direct, teach, instruct
to throw water, rain
Used in 75 Verses, 21 Books 80  Occurrence Count
נָבִיא , masculine noun, naviyʾ — a spokesman, speaker, prophet (value 63)
H5030,
נָבִיא nâbîyʼ, naw-bee'; from H5012; a prophet or (generally) inspired man:—prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.spokesman, speaker, prophet
prophet
false prophet
heathen prophet
Used in 288 Verses, 27 Books 316  Occurrence Count
נָשָׂא , verb, nasaʾ — to lift, carry, take (value 351)
H5375,
נָשָׂא nâsâʼ, naw-saw'; or נָסָה nâçâh; (Psalm 4:6 [7]), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative:—accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ( man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, × needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, swear, take (away, up), × utterly, wear, yield.to lift, bear up, carry, take
(Qal)
to lift, lift up
to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure
to take, take away, carry off, forgive
(Niphal)
to be lifted up, be exalted
to lift oneself up, rise up
to be borne, be carried
to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away
(Piel)
to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist
to desire, long (fig.)
to carry, bear continuously
to take, take away
(Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself
(Hiphil)
to cause one to bear (iniquity)
to cause to bring, have brought
Used in 609 Verses, 37 Books 649  Occurrence Count
פָּנִים , masculine noun, paniym — face, faces (value 180)
H6440,
פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.face
face, faces
presence, person
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
face (of animals)
face, surface (of ground)
as adv of loc/temp
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
with prep
in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Used in 1891 Verses, 38 Books 2118  Occurrence Count
רֹאשׁ , masculine noun, rosh — head (value 501)
H7218,
רֹאשׁ rôʼsh, roshe; from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, etc.):—band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, × every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), × lead, × poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
head (of man, animals)
top, tip (of mountain)
height (of stars)
chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)
head, front, beginning
chief, choicest, best
head, division, company, band
sum
Used in 547 Verses, 35 Books 597  Occurrence Count
שֶׁקֶר , masculine noun, sheker — deception, disappointment, falsehood (value 600)
H8267,
שֶׁקֶר sheqer, sheh'-ker; from H8266; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial):—without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood
deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one)
deceit, fraud, wrong
fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb)
falsehood (injurious in testimony)
testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely
falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets)
lie, falsehood (in general)
false tongue
in vain
Used in 109 Verses, 19 Books 113  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 9:15Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| זָקֵ֥ן וּנְשׂוּא־פָנִ֖ים ה֣וּא הָרֹ֑אשׁ וְנָבִ֥יא מֽוֹרֶה־שֶּׁ֖קֶר ה֥וּא הַזָּנָֽב׃ |
| Verse #17845 (Ch. #688) — 10 words, 38 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The ancient |
H2205zakeyn |
זָקֵן |
157 |
| and honourable, |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| he |
H1931huʾ |
הוּא |
12 |
| is the head; |
H7218rosh |
רֹאשׁ |
501 |
| and the prophet |
H5030naviyʾ |
נָבִיא |
63 |
| that teacheth |
H3384yara |
יָרָה |
215 |
| lies, |
H8267sheker |
שֶׁקֶר |
600 |
| he is the tail. |
H2180zanav |
זָנָב |
59 |
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