Isaiah

Isaiah 17:12

¹²Alas, the tumult of many peoples;

they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations;

they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Alas	ה֗וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
the tumult	הֲמוֹן֙	hă·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
of many	רַבִּ֔ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
peoples	עַמִּ֣ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
they rage	כַּהֲמ֥וֹת	ka·hă·mō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
like the roaring	יֶהֱמָי֑וּן	ye·hĕ·mā·yūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
seas	יַמִּ֖ים	yam·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3220 sea
and clamoring	וּשְׁא֣וֹן	ū·šə·’ō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7588 roar
nations	לְאֻמִּ֔ים	lə·’um·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
they rumble	כִּשְׁא֛וֹן	kiš·’ō·wn	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7588 roar
like the crashing	יִשָּׁאֽוּן׃	yiš·šā·’ūn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7582 make a din or crash, crash into ruins
of mighty	כַּבִּירִ֖ים	kab·bî·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3524 great, mighty, much
waters	מַ֥יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.