The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
The burden of Dumah. Hee calleth to me out of Seir: Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
אֵל , preposition, ʾeyl — to, into, towards (value 31)
H413,
אֵל ʼêl, ale; (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ʼel ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:—about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).to, toward, unto (of motion)
into (limit is actually entered)
in among
toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
in addition to, to
concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
according to (rule or standard)
at, by, against (of one's presence)
in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Used in 4202 Verses, 38 Books 5488  Occurrence Count
דּוּמָה , proper locative noun, proper masculine noun, duma — a son of Ishmael, also a city in Judah and a name of Edom (value 55)
H1746,
דּוּמָה Dûwmâh, doo-maw'; the same as H1745; Dumah, a tribe and region of Arabia:—Dumah.Dumah = "silence"
proper masculine noun
son of Ishmael and most probably the founder of the Ishmaelite tribe of Arabia
proper locative noun
a town in the mountainous district of Judah, near Hebron
a mystical name of Edom indicating death and ruin
Used in 4 Verses, 4 Books 4  Occurrence Count
לַיִל , masculine noun, layil — night (value 70)
H3915,
לַיִל layil, lah'-yil; or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל lêyl; also לַיְלָה laylâh; from the same as H3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity:—(mid-)night (season).night
night (as opposed to day)
of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)
Used in 223 Verses, 30 Books 232  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
מַשָּׂא , masculine noun, proper masculine noun, massaʾ — a load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute (value 341)
H4853,
מַשָּׂא massâʼ, mas-saw'; from H5375; a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire:—burden, carry away, prophecy, × they set, song, tribute.masculine noun
load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting
load, burden
lifting, uplifting, that to which the soul lifts itself up
bearing, carrying
tribute, that which is carried or brought or borne
utterance, oracle, burden
proper masculine noun (BDB)
Massa = "burden"
a son of Ishmael
Used in 59 Verses, 19 Books 65  Occurrence Count
קָרָא , verb, karaʾ — to call, proclaim, read (value 301)
H7121,
קָרָא qârâʼ, kaw-raw'; a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications):—bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim
(Qal)
to call, cry, utter a loud sound
to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)
to proclaim
to read aloud, read (to oneself), read
to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow
to call, name, give name to, call by
(Niphal)
to call oneself
to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named
(Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen
Used in 688 Verses, 37 Books 734  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַר , verb, shamar — to keep, watch, preserve (value 540)
H8104,
שָׁמַר shâmar, shaw-mar'; a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.:—beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).to keep, guard, observe, give heed
(Qal)
to keep, have charge of
to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
watch, watchman (participle)
to watch for, wait for
to watch, observe
to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
to keep (within bounds), restrain
to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
to keep, preserve, protect
to keep, reserve
(Niphal)
to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
to be kept, be guarded
(Piel) to keep, pay heed
(Hithpael) to keep oneself from
Used in 440 Verses, 31 Books 466  Occurrence Count
שֵׂעִיר , proper masculine noun, proper noun with reference to a mountain, proper noun with reference to territory, seyʿiyr — a mountain range in Edom, also its inhab., also a mountain in Judah (value 580)
H8165,
שֵׂעִיר Sêʻîyr, say-eer'; formed like H8163; rough; Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine:—Seir.Seir = "hairy" or "shaggy"
proper masculine noun
patriarch of the Horites, the inhabitants of Edom before the descendants of Esau, the Edomites
proper noun with reference to territory
the land of Edom, south of the Dead Sea
proper noun with reference to a mountain
a mountain range in Edom extending from the Dead Sea to the Elanitic Gulf
apparently also called 'Mount Seir' and extending most of the distance of the mountain range itself
a mountain in northern Judah lying westward from Kirjath-jearim
Used in 38 Verses, 9 Books 39  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 21:11Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַשָּׂ֖א דּוּמָ֑ה אֵלַי֙ קֹרֵ֣א מִשֵּׂעִ֔יר שֹׁמֵר֙ מַה־מִלַּ֔יְלָה שֹׁמֵ֖ר מַה־מִלֵּֽיל׃ |
| Verse #18047 (Ch. #700) — 11 words, 37 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The burden |
H4853massaʾ |
מַשָּׂא |
341 |
| of Dumah. |
H1746duma |
דּוּמָה |
55 |
| He calleth |
H7121karaʾ |
קָרָא |
301 |
| to me out of Seir, |
H8165seyʿiyr |
שֵׂעִיר |
580 |
| Watchman, |
H8104shamar |
שָׁמַר |
540 |
| what of the night? |
H3915layil |
לַיִל |
70 |
| Watchman, |
H8104shamar |
שָׁמַר |
540 |
| what of the night? |
H3915layil |
לַיִל |
70 |
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