Isaiah

Isaiah 15:2–3

²Dibon goes up to its temple

to weep at its high places.

Moab wails over Nebo,

as well as over Medeba.

Every head is shaved,

every beard is cut off.

³In its streets they wear sackcloth;

on the rooftops and in the public squares

they all wail, falling down weeping.

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Isaiah 15:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Dibon	וְדִיבֹ֛ן	wə·ḏî·ḇōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1769 Dibon
goes up	עָלָ֨ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to its temple	הַבַּ֧יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
to weep	לְבֶ֑כִי	lə·ḇe·ḵî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1065 weeping
at its high places	הַבָּמ֖וֹת	hab·bā·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
Moab	מוֹאָ֣ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
wails	יְיֵלִ֔יל	yə·yê·lîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3213 howl, make a howling
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Nebo	נְב֞וֹ	nə·ḇōw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5015 ? or from another
as well as over	וְעַ֤ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
Medeba	מֵֽידְבָא֙	mê·ḏə·ḇā	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4311 Medeba
Every	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
head	רֹאשָׁ֣יו	rō·šāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
is shaved	קָרְחָ֔ה	qā·rə·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7144 baldness, bald spot
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
beard	זָקָ֖ן	zā·qān	Noun - common singular	H2206 chin, beard
is cut off	גְּרוּעָֽה׃	gə·rū·‘āh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw

Isaiah 15:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In its streets	בְּחוּצֹתָ֖יו	bə·ḥū·ṣō·ṯāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2351 the outside
they wear	חָ֣גְרוּ	ḥā·ḡə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
sackcloth	שָׂ֑ק	śāq	Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
on	עַ֣ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the rooftops	גַּגּוֹתֶ֧יהָ	gag·gō·w·ṯe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1406 roof, top
and in the public squares	וּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֛יהָ	ū·ḇir·ḥō·ḇō·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7339 broad open place, plaza
they all	כֻּלֹּ֥ה	kul·lōh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
wail	יְיֵלִ֖יל	yə·yê·lîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3213 howl, make a howling
falling down	יֹרֵ֥ד	yō·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
weeping	בַּבֶּֽכִי׃	bab·be·ḵî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1065 weeping

Cross-references

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Isaiah 15:2 Jeremiah 48:1 · Leviticus 21:5 · Jeremiah 47:5 · Numbers 21:30 · Isaiah 3:24 · Deuteronomy 34:1 · Jeremiah 48:18

Isaiah 15:3 Jonah 3:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.