Isaiah

Isaiah 19:6–7

⁶The canals will stink;

the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up;

the reeds and rushes will wither.

⁷The bulrushes by the Nile,

by the mouth of the river,

and all the fields sown along the Nile,

will wither, blow away, and be no more.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The canals	נְהָר֔וֹת	nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
will stink	וְהֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ	wə·he·’ez·nî·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2186 reject, spurn
the streams	יְאֹרֵ֣י	yə·’ō·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2975 stream
of Egypt	מָצ֑וֹר	mā·ṣō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4693 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
will trickle	דָּלֲל֥וּ	dā·lă·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1809 hang, be low, languish
and dry up	וְחָרְב֖וּ	wə·ḥā·rə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2717 be dry, dried up
the reeds	קָנֶ֥ה	qā·neh	Noun - masculine singular	H7070 stalk, reed
and rushes	וָס֖וּף	wā·sūp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
will wither	קָמֵֽלוּ׃	qā·mê·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7060 be decayed

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The bulrushes	עָר֥וֹת	‘ā·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H6169 naked
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Nile	יְא֖וֹר	yə·’ō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the mouth	פִּ֣י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the river	יְא֑וֹר	yə·’ō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
and all	וְכֹל֙	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the fields sown	מִזְרַ֣ע	miz·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4218 place of sowing, seed-land
along the Nile	יְא֔וֹר	yə·’ō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
will wither	יִיבַ֥שׁ	yî·ḇaš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
blow away	נִדַּ֖ף	nid·dap̄	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5086 drive, drive asunder
and be no	וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃	wə·’ê·nen·nū	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.