Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
Wherefore when I came was there no man? when I called, was there none to anſwere? * Is my hand ſhortened at all, that it cannot redeeme? or haue I no power to deliuer? Beholde, at my rebuke I * drie vp the ſea: I make the * riuers a wildernes: their fiſh ſtinketh, becauſe there is no water, and dieth for thirſt.
אַיִן , adverb, noun, negation, ʾayin — nothing, nought (value 61)
H369,
אַיִן ʼayin, ah'-yin; as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle:—else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370.nothing, not, nought
noun
nothing, nought
negation
not
to have not (of possession)
adverb
without
with prepostition
for lack of
Used in 686 Verses, 38 Books 787  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
אִם , particle, ʾim — if (value 41)
H518,
אִם ʼim, eem; a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not:—(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.if
conditional clauses
of possible situations
of impossible situations
oath contexts
no, not
if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
when, whenever
since
interrogative particle
but rather
Used in 931 Verses, 37 Books 1070  Occurrence Count
בָּאַשׁ , verb, baʾash — to have a bad smell, to stink (value 303)
H887,
בָּאַשׁ bâʼash, baw-ash'; a primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally:—(make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), × utterly.to have a bad smell, stink, smell bad
(Qal) to stink, smell bad
(Niphal)
to become odious
to make oneself odious
(Hiphil)
to stink, emit a stinking odour
to cause to stink
of wickedness (fig.)
(Hithpael) to make oneself odious
(TWOT) to abhor
Used in 17 Verses, 9 Books 17  Occurrence Count
בּוֹא , verb, boʾ — to come in, come, go in, go (value 9)
H935,
בּוֹא bôwʼ, bo; a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications):—abide, apply, attain, × be, befall, besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, × certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, × doubtless again, eat, employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, have, × indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, × (well) stricken (in age), × surely, take (in), way.to go in, enter, come, go, come in
(Qal)
to enter, come in
to come
to come with
to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
to come to pass
to attain to
to be enumerated
to go
(Hiphil)
to lead in
to carry in
to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
to bring to pass
(Hophal)
to be brought, brought in
to be introduced, be put
Used in 2304 Verses, 39 Books 2553  Occurrence Count
גְּעָרָה , feminine noun, gəʿara — a rebuke (value 278)
H1606,
גְּעָרָה geʻârâh, gheh-aw-raw'; from H1605; a chiding:—rebuke(-ing), reproof.Used in 14 Verses, 6 Books 15  Occurrence Count
דָּגָה , feminine noun, daga — a fish (value 12)
H1710,
דָּגָה dâgâh, daw-gaw'; feminine of H1709, and meaning the same:—fish.Used in 13 Verses, 8 Books 14  Occurrence Count
הֵן , hypothetical participle, interjection, heyn — lo! behold! (value 55)
H2005,
הֵן hên, hane; a primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if:—behold, if, lo, though.interjection
behold, lo, though
hypothetical participle
if
Used in 311 Verses, 31 Books 316  Occurrence Count
חָרַב , verb, harav — to be dry or dried up (value 210)
H2717,
חָרַב chârab, khaw-rab'; or חֲרֵב chărêb; a primitive root; to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill:—decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, × surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.to be waste, lay waste, make desolate, be desolate, be in ruins
(Qal) to be waste, be desolate
(Niphal)
to be made desolate
desolate (participle)
(Hiphil) to lay waste, make desolate
(Hophal) to be laid waste
to be dry, be dried up
(Qal) to be dried, be dried up
(Pual) to be dried
(Hiphil) to dry up
(Hophal) to be dried up
to attack, smite down, slay, fight
Used in 38 Verses, 13 Books 40  Occurrence Count
יָד , feminine noun, yad — hand (value 14)
H3027,
יָד yâd, yawd; a primitive word; a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]:—( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.hand
hand (of man)
strength, power (fig.)
side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
(various special, technical senses)
sign, monument
part, fractional part, share
time, repetition
axle-trees, axle
stays, support (for laver)
tenons (in tabernacle)
a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
wrists
Used in 1445 Verses, 36 Books 1609  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
כֹּחַ , masculine noun, koah — a small reptile (of unknown species) (value 28)
H3581,
כֹּחַ kôach, ko'-akh; or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ kôwach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard:—ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.strength, power, might
human strength
strength (of angels)
power (of God)
strength (of animals)
strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
Used in 121 Verses, 28 Books 126  Occurrence Count
מִדְבָּר , masculine noun, midbar — mouth (value 246)
H4057,
מִדְבָּר midbâr, mid-bawr'; from H1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs):—desert, south, speech, wilderness.wilderness
pasture
uninhabited land, wilderness
large tracts of wilderness (around cities)
wilderness (fig.)
mouth
mouth (as organ of speech)
Used in 257 Verses, 27 Books 271  Occurrence Count
מַדּוּעַ , adverb, madduaʿ — why? for what reason? (value 120)
H4069,
מַדּוּעַ maddûwaʻ, mad-doo'-ah; or מַדֻּעַ madduaʻ; from H4100 and the passive participle of H3045; what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?:—how, wherefore, why.why?, on what account?, wherefore?
Used in 71 Verses, 19 Books 72  Occurrence Count
מוּת , verb, mut — to die (value 446)
H4191,
מוּת mûwth, mooth; a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill:—× at all, × crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), × must needs, slay, × surely, × very suddenly, × in (no) wise.to die, kill, have one executed
(Qal)
to die
to die (as penalty), be put to death
to die, perish (of a nation)
to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)
(Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch
(Hiphil) to kill, put to death
(Hophal)
to be killed, be put to death
to die prematurely
Used in 695 Verses, 28 Books 779  Occurrence Count
מַיִם , masculine noun, mayim — waters, water (value 90)
H4325,
מַיִם mayim, mah'-yim; dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:— piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).water, waters
water
water of the feet, urine
of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)
Used in 522 Verses, 33 Books 575  Occurrence Count
נָהָר , masculine noun, nahar — a stream, river (value 255)
H5104,
נָהָר nâhâr, naw-hawr'; from H5102; a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity:—flood, river.stream, river
stream, river
(underground) streams
Used in 108 Verses, 25 Books 118  Occurrence Count
נָצַל , verb, natzal — to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver (value 170)
H5337,
נָצַל nâtsal, naw-tsal'; a primitive root; to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense:—× at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, × without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, × surely, take (out).to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder
(Niphal)
to tear oneself away, deliver oneself
to be torn out or away, be delivered
(Piel)
to strip off, spoil
to deliver
(Hiphil)
to take away, snatch away
to rescue, recover
to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death)
to deliver from sin and guilt
(Hophal) to be plucked out
(Hithpael) to strip oneself
Used in 194 Verses, 27 Books 208  Occurrence Count
עָנָה , verb, ʿana — to answer, respond (value 125)
H6030,
עָנָה ʻânâh, aw-naw'; a primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce:—give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, × scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also H1042, H1043.to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout
(Qal)
to answer, respond to
to testify, respond as a witness
(Niphal)
to make answer
to be answered, receive answer
(Qal) to sing, utter tunefully
(Qal) to dwell
Used in 316 Verses, 33 Books 329  Occurrence Count
פְּדוּת , feminine noun, pədut — ransom (value 490)
H6304,
פְּדוּת pedûwth, ped-ooth'; or פְּדֻת peduth; from H6929; distinction; also deliverance:—division, redeem, redemption.Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 4  Occurrence Count
צָמָא , masculine noun, tzamaʾ — thirst (value 131)
H6772,
צָמָא tsâmâʼ, tsaw-maw'; from H6770; thirst (literally or figuratively):—thirst(-y).Used in 17 Verses, 12 Books 17  Occurrence Count
קָצַר , verb, katzar — to be short (value 390)
H7114,
קָצַר qâtsar, kaw-tsar'; a primitive root; to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain):—× at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex.to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved
(Qal) to be short
(Piel) to shorten
(Hiphil) to shorten
to reap, harvest
(Qal) to reap, harvest
(Hiphil) to reap, harvest
Used in 46 Verses, 18 Books 48  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
שׂוּם , verb, sum — to put, place, set (value 346)
H7760,
שׂוּם sûwm, soom; or שִׂים sîym; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically):—× any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, name, × on, ordain, order, paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, stedfastly, take, × tell, tread down, (over-)turn, × wholly, work.to put, place, set, appoint, make
(Qal)
to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on
to set, direct, direct toward
to extend (compassion) (fig)
to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix
to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix
to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give
(Hiphil) to set or make for a sign
(Hophal) to be set
Used in 548 Verses, 37 Books 579  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 50:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַדּ֨וּעַ בָּ֜אתִי וְאֵ֣ין אִ֗ישׁ קָרָֽאתִי֮ וְאֵ֣ין עוֹנֶה֒ הֲקָצ֨וֹר קָצְרָ֤ה יָדִי֙ מִפְּד֔וּת וְאִם־אֵֽין־בִּ֥י כֹ֖חַ לְהַצִּ֑יל הֵ֣ן בְּגַעֲרָתִ֞י אַחֲרִ֣יב יָ֗ם אָשִׂ֤ים נְהָרוֹת֙ מִדְבָּ֔ר תִּבְאַ֤שׁ דְּגָתָם֙ מֵאֵ֣ין מַ֔יִם וְתָמֹ֖ת בַּצָּמָֽא׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Wherefore, when I came, |
H935boʾ |
בּוֹא |
9 |
| was there no man? |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| when I called, |
H7121karaʾ |
קָרָא |
301 |
| was there none to answer? |
H6030ʿana |
עָנָה |
125 |
| Is my hand |
H3027yad |
יָד |
14 |
| shortened |
H7114katzar |
קָצַר |
390 |
| at all, |
H7114katzar |
קָצַר |
390 |
| that it cannot redeem? |
H6304pədut |
פְּדוּת |
490 |
| or have I no power |
H3581koah |
כֹּחַ |
28 |
| to deliver? |
H5337natzal |
נָצַל |
170 |
| behold, at my rebuke |
H1606gəʿara |
גְּעָרָה |
278 |
| I dry up |
H2717harav |
חָרַב |
210 |
| the sea, |
H3220yam |
יָם |
50 |
| I make |
H7760sum |
שׂוּם |
346 |
| the rivers |
H5104nahar |
נָהָר |
255 |
| a wilderness: |
H4057midbar |
מִדְבָּר |
246 |
| their fish |
H1710daga |
דָּגָה |
12 |
| stinketh, |
H887baʾash |
בָּאַשׁ |
303 |
| because there is no water, |
H4325mayim |
מַיִם |
90 |
| and dieth |
H4191mut |
מוּת |
446 |
| for thirst. |
H6772tzamaʾ |
צָמָא |
131 |
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