Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Thy holy cities are a wilderneſſe, Zion is a wilderneſſe, Ieruſalem a deſolation.
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם , proper locative noun, yərushalaim — probably "foundation of peace", capital city of all Isr (value 586)
H3389,
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yerûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im; rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerûwshâlayim; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine:—Jerusalem.Jerusalem = "teaching of peace"
the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
Used in 600 Verses, 26 Books 643  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
עִיר , masculine noun, ʿiyr — excitement (value 280)
H5892,
עִיר ʻîyr, eer; or (in the plural) עָר ʻâr; or עָיַר ʻâyar; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post):—Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.excitement, anguish
of terror
city, town (a place of waking, guarded)
city, town
Used in 936 Verses, 37 Books 1080  Occurrence Count
צִיּוֹן , proper locative noun, tziyyyon — a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jer (value 156)
H6726,
צִיּוֹן Tsîyôwn, tsee-yone'; the same (regularly) as H6725; Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem:—Zion.Zion = "parched place"
another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books
Used in 153 Verses, 16 Books 153  Occurrence Count
קֹדֶשׁ , masculine noun, kodesh — apartness, sacredness (value 404)
H6944,
קֹדֶשׁ qôdesh, ko'-desh; from H6942; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness
apartness, sacredness, holiness
of God
of places
of things
set-apartness, separateness
Used in 380 Verses, 29 Books 421  Occurrence Count
שְׁמָמָה , feminine noun, shəmama — devastation, waste (value 385)
H8077,
שְׁמָמָה shemâmâh, shem-aw-maw'; or שִׁמָמָה shimâmâh; feminine of H8076; devastation; figuratively, astonishment:—(laid, × most) desolate(-ion), waste.devastation, waste, desolation
Used in 54 Verses, 11 Books 57  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 64:10Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| עָרֵ֥י קָדְשְׁךָ֖ הָי֣וּ מִדְבָּ֑ר צִיּוֹן֙ מִדְבָּ֣ר הָיָ֔תָה יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם שְׁמָמָֽה׃ |
| Verse #18896 (Ch. #743) — 9 words, 36 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Thy holy |
H6944kodesh |
קֹדֶשׁ |
404 |
| cities |
H5892ʿiyr |
עִיר |
280 |
| are a wilderness, |
H4057midbar |
מִדְבָּר |
246 |
| Zion |
H6726tziyyyon |
צִיּוֹן |
156 |
| is a wilderness, |
H4057midbar |
מִדְבָּר |
246 |
| Jerusalem |
H3389yərushalaim |
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם |
586 |
| a desolation. |
H8077shəmama |
שְׁמָמָה |
385 |
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