Isaiah
Isaiah 15:2
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 48:1 · Leviticus 21:5 · Jeremiah 47:5 · Numbers 21:30 · Isaiah 3:24 · Deuteronomy 34:1 · Jeremiah 48:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.