And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
And his breath as an ouerflowing ſtreame, ſhall reach to the midſt of the necke, to ſift the nations with the ſieue of vanitie: and there ſhalbe a bridle in the iawes of the people cauſing them to erre.
גּוֹי , masculine noun, proper masculine noun, goy — nation, people (value 19)
H1471,
גּוֹי gôwy, go'-ee; rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy; apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.masculine noun
nation, people
nation, people
usually of non-Hebrew people
of descendants of Abraham
of Israel
of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.)
proper masculine noun
Goyim? = "nations"
Used in 511 Verses, 34 Books 558  Occurrence Count
חָצָה , verb, hatza — to divide (value 103)
H2673,
חָצָה châtsâh, khaw-tsaw'; a primitive root (compare H2086); to cut or split in two; to halve:—divide, × live out half, reach to the midst, participleto divide, cut in two, cut short, live half (of one's life)
(Qal)
to divide
to half, cut in two
(Niphal) to be divided
Used in 14 Verses, 10 Books 15  Occurrence Count
לְחִי , masculine noun, ləhiy — jaw, cheek (value 48)
H3895,
לְחִי lechîy, lekh-ee'; from an unused root meaning to be soft; the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone:—cheek (bone), jaw (bone).jaw, cheek
jaw, jawbone (of animal)
cheek (of man)
Used in 20 Verses, 12 Books 21  Occurrence Count
נוּף , verb, nuf — to move to and fro, wave, sprinkle (value 136)
H5130,
נוּף nûwph, noof; a primitive root; to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.):—lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, shake, sift, strike, wave.to move to and fro, wave, besprinkle
(Qal) to besprinkle, sprinkle
(Polel) to wave, brandish (in threat)
(Hiphil) to swing, wield, wave
to wield
to wave or shake (the hand)
to wave (hand)
to shake or brandish against
to swing to and fro
to wave (an offering), offer
to shed abroad
(Hophal) to be waved
Used in 35 Verses, 11 Books 36  Occurrence Count
נַחַל , masculine noun, nahal — torrent, torrent-valley, wadi (value 88)
H5158,
נַחַל nachal, nakh'-al; or (feminine) נַחְלָה nachlâh; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה nachălâh; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine):—brook, flood, river, stream, valley.torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
torrent
torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
shaft (of mine)
palm-tree
meaning dubious
Used in 123 Verses, 25 Books 141  Occurrence Count
נָפָה , feminine noun, nafa — a sieve (value 135)
H5299,
נָפָה nâphâh, naw-faw'; from H5130 in the sense of lifting; a sieve:—border, coast, region, sieve.a lofty place, height
sieve, winnowing implement
Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 4  Occurrence Count
עַד , conjunction, preposition, ʿad — as far as, even to, up to, until, while (value 74)
H5704,
עַד ʻad, ad; properly, the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with):—against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.preposition
as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as
of space
as far as, up to, even to
in combination
from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' - from)
of time
even to, until, unto, till, during, end
of degree
even to, to the degree of, even like
conjunction
until, while, to the point that, so that even
Used in 1128 Verses, 39 Books 1262  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
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
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
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
עַם , masculine noun, ʿam — people (value 110)
H5971,
עַם ʻam, am; from H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock:—folk, men, nation, people.nation, people
people, nation
persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
kinsman, kindred
Used in 1655 Verses, 39 Books 1857  Occurrence Count
צַוָּאר , masculine noun, tzauuar — neck, back of neck (value 297)
H6677,
צַוָּאר tsavvâʼr, tsav-vawr'; or צַוָּר tsavvâr; (Nehemiah 3:5), or צַוָּרֹן tsavvârônlemma צַוָּרן missing vowel, corrected to צַוָּרֹן; (Song of Solomon 4:9), or (feminine) צַוָּארָה tsavvâʼrâh; (Micah 2:3), intensively from H6696 in the sense of binding; the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound):—neck.neck, back of neck
neck, back of neck (of man)
neck (of animals)
Used in 38 Verses, 14 Books 41  Occurrence Count
רוּחַ , feminine noun, ruah — breath, wind, spirit (value 214)
H7307,
רוּחַ rûwach, roo'-akh; from H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):—air, anger, blast, breath, × cool, courage, mind, × quarter, × side, spirit(-ual), tempest, × vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).wind, breath, mind, spirit
breath
wind
of heaven
quarter (of wind), side
breath of air
air, gas
vain, empty thing
spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
courage
temper, anger
impatience, patience
spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
prophetic spirit
spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
spirit (as seat of emotion)
desire
sorrow, trouble
spirit
as seat or organ of mental acts
rarely of the will
as seat especially of moral character
Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
as endowing men with various gifts
as energy of life
as manifest in the Shekinah glory
never referred to as a depersonalised force
Used in 348 Verses, 32 Books 378  Occurrence Count
רֶסֶן , masculine noun, resen — a halter, jaw (value 310)
H7448,
רֶסֶן reçen, reh'-sen; from an unused root meaning to curb; a halter (as restraining); by implication, the jaw:—bridle.something that restrains, halter, jaw
halter
of restraint thrown off (fig)
jaw (of crocodile)
Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 4  Occurrence Count
שָׁוְא , masculine noun, shavəʾ — emptiness, vanity (value 307)
H7723,
שָׁוְא shâveʼ, shawv; or שַׁו shav; from the same as H7722 in the sense of desolating; evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain):—false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.emptiness, vanity, falsehood
emptiness, nothingness, vanity
emptiness of speech, lying
worthlessness (of conduct)
Used in 48 Verses, 13 Books 53  Occurrence Count
שָׁטַף , verb, shataf — to overflow, rinse or wash off (value 389)
H7857,
שָׁטַף shâṭaph, shaw-taf'; a primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer:—drown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off
(Qal)
to overflow
to flow, run
to rinse or wash off
(Niphal) to be swept away, be rinsed out
(Pual) to be rinsed, be scoured and rinsed
Used in 30 Verses, 10 Books 30  Occurrence Count
תָּעָה , verb, taʿa — to err (value 475)
H8582,
תָּעָה tâʻâh, taw-aw'; a primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both:—(cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.to err, wander, go astray, stagger
(Qal) to err
to wander about (physically)
of intoxication
of sin (ethically)
wandering (of the mind)
(Niphal)
to be made to wander about, be made to stagger (drunkard)
to be led astray (ethically)
(Hiphil) to cause to wander
to cause to wander about (physically)
to cause to wander (of intoxication)
to cause to err, mislead (mentally and morally)
Used in 45 Verses, 13 Books 49  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 30:28Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וְרוּח֞וֹ כְּנַ֤חַל שׁוֹטֵף֙ עַד־צַוָּ֣אר יֶֽחֱצֶ֔ה לַהֲנָפָ֥ה גוֹיִ֖ם בְּנָ֣פַת שָׁ֑וְא וְרֶ֣סֶן מַתְעֶ֔ה עַ֖ל לְחָיֵ֥י עַמִּֽים׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And his breath, |
H7307ruah |
רוּחַ |
214 |
| as an overflowing |
H7857shataf |
שָׁטַף |
389 |
| stream, |
H5158nahal |
נַחַל |
88 |
| shall reach to the midst |
H2673hatza |
חָצָה |
103 |
| of the neck, |
H6677tzauuar |
צַוָּאר |
297 |
| to sift |
H5130nuf |
נוּף |
136 |
| the nations |
H1471goy |
גּוֹי |
19 |
| with the sieve |
H5299nafa |
נָפָה |
135 |
| of vanity: |
H7723shavəʾ |
שָׁוְא |
307 |
| and there shall be a bridle |
H7448resen |
רֶסֶן |
310 |
| in the jaws |
H3895ləhiy |
לְחִי |
48 |
| of the people, |
H5971ʿam |
עַם |
110 |
| causing them to err. |
H8582taʿa |
תָּעָה |
475 |
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