Isaiah
Isaiah 36:4
4The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rabshakeh | שָׁקֵ֔ה | šā·qêh | Noun - masculine singular | H7262 Rabshakeh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶם֙ | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| Tell | אִמְרוּ־ | ’im·rū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Hezekiah | חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ | ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| that this is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the great | הַגָּדוֹל֙ | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| king | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Assyria | אַשּׁ֔וּר | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| says | אָמַ֞ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| What | מָ֧ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is the basis | בָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ | bā·ṭā·ḥə·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H982 trust |
| this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| confidence | הַבִּטָּח֛וֹן | hab·biṭ·ṭā·ḥō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H986 trust |
| of yours | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
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