Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
Be thou aſhamed, O Zidon; for the ſea hath ſpoken, euen the ſtrength of the ſea, ſaying; I trauell not, nor bring foorth children, neither doe I nouriſh vp yong men, nor bring vp virgines.
אָמַר , verb, ʾamar — to utter, say (value 241)
H559,
אָמַר ʼâmar, aw-mar'; a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):—answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, × expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.to say, speak, utter
(Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
(Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
(Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
(Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
Used in 4337 Verses, 39 Books 5291  Occurrence Count
בּוּשׁ , verb, bush — to be ashamed (value 308)
H954,
בּוּשׁ bûwsh, boosh; a primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed:—(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed
(Qal)
to feel shame
to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of)
(Piel) to delay (in shame)
(Hiphil)
to put to shame
to act shamefully
to be ashamed
(Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another
Used in 104 Verses, 16 Books 112  Occurrence Count
בָּחוּר , masculine noun, bahur — a young man (value 216)
H970,
בָּחוּר bâchûwr, baw-khoor'; or בָּחֻר bâchur; participle passive of H977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective):—(choice) young (man), chosen, × hole.Used in 45 Verses, 16 Books 46  Occurrence Count
בְּתוּלָה , feminine noun, bətula — a virgin (value 443)
H1330,
בְּתוּלָה bethûwlâh, beth-oo-law'; feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state:—maid, virgin.Used in 50 Verses, 19 Books 50  Occurrence Count
גָּדַל , verb, gadal — to grow up, become great (value 37)
H1431,
גָּדַל gâdal, gaw-dal'; a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare H1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride):—advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things
(Qal)
to grow up
to become great
to be magnified
(Piel)
to cause to grow
to make great, powerful
to magnify
(Pual) to be brought up
(Hiphil)
to make great
to magnify
to do great things
(Hithpael) to magnify oneself
Used in 112 Verses, 31 Books 115  Occurrence Count
חוּל , verb, hul — to whirl, dance, writhe (value 44)
H2342,
חוּל chûwl, khool; or חִיל chîyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert:—bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained
(Qal)
to dance
to twist, writhe
to whirl, whirl about
(Polel)
to dance
to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth
to wait anxiously
(Pulal)
to be made to writhe, be made to bear
to be brought forth
(Hophal) to be born
(Hithpolel)
whirling (participle)
writhing, suffering torture (participle)
to wait longingly
(Hithpalpel) to be distressed
Used in 56 Verses, 19 Books 59  Occurrence Count
יָלַד , verb, yalad — to bear, bring forth, beget (value 44)
H3205,
יָלַד yâlad, yaw-lad'; a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage:—bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail
(Qal)
to bear, bring forth
of child birth
of distress (simile)
of wicked (behaviour)
to beget
(Niphal) to be born
(Piel)
to cause or help to bring forth
to assist or tend as a midwife
midwife (participle)
(Pual) to be born
(Hiphil)
to beget (a child)
to bear (fig. - of wicked bringing forth iniquity)
(Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)
(Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
Used in 403 Verses, 28 Books 494  Occurrence Count
יָם , masculine noun, yam — sea (value 50)
H3220,
יָם yâm, yawm; from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south:—sea (× -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
sea (general)
mighty river (Nile)
the sea (the great basin in the temple court)
seaward, west, westward
Used in 339 Verses, 35 Books 389  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
מָעוֹז , masculine noun, maʿoz — a place or means of safety, protection (value 123)
H4581,
מָעוֹז mâʻôwz, maw-oze'; (also מָעוּז mâʻûwz ); or מָעֹז mâʻôz (also מָעֻז mâʻuz; from H5810; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence:—force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (× most) strong (hold).place or means of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold
place of safety, fastness, harbour, stronghold
refuge (of God) (fig.)
human protection (fig.)
Used in 35 Verses, 11 Books 36  Occurrence Count
צִידוֹן , proper locative noun, tziydon — a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast, also a son of Canaan (value 160)
H6721,
צִידוֹן Tsîydôwn, tsee-done'; or צִידֹן Tsîydôn; from H6679 in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine:—Sidon, Zidon.Sidon = "hunting"
ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre
Used in 22 Verses, 11 Books 22  Occurrence Count
רוּם , verb, rum — to be high or exalted, rise (value 246)
H7311,
רוּם rûwm, room; a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively):—bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, (× a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted
(Qal)
to be high, be set on high
to be raised, be uplifted, be exalted
to be lifted, rise
(Polel)
to raise or rear (children), cause to grow up
to lift up, raise, exalt
to exalt, extol
(Polal) to be lifted up
(Hiphil)
to raise, lift, lift up, take up, set up, erect, exalt, set on high
to lift up (and take away), remove
to lift off and present, contribute, offer, contribute
(Hophal) to be taken off, be abolished
(Hithpolel) to exalt oneself, magnify oneself
(Qal) to be rotten, be wormy
Used in 184 Verses, 23 Books 188  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 23:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| בּ֣וֹשִׁי צִיד֔וֹן כִּֽי־אָמַ֣ר יָ֔ם מָע֥וֹז הַיָּ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹֽא־חַ֣לְתִּי וְלֹֽא־יָלַ֗דְתִּי וְלֹ֥א גִדַּ֛לְתִּי בַּחוּרִ֖ים רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי בְתוּלֽוֹת׃ |
| Verse #18082 (Ch. #702) — 17 words, 67 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Be thou ashamed, |
H954bush |
בּוּשׁ |
308 |
| O Zidon: |
H6721tziydon |
צִידוֹן |
160 |
| for the sea |
H3220yam |
יָם |
50 |
| hath spoken, |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| even the strength |
H4581maʿoz |
מָעוֹז |
123 |
| of the sea, |
H3220yam |
יָם |
50 |
| saying, |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| I travail |
H2342hul |
חוּל |
44 |
| not, nor bring forth children, |
H3205yalad |
יָלַד |
44 |
| neither do I nourish up |
H1431gadal |
גָּדַל |
37 |
| young men, |
H970bahur |
בָּחוּר |
216 |
| nor bring up |
H7311rum |
רוּם |
246 |
| virgins. |
H1330bətula |
בְּתוּלָה |
443 |
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