Isaiah

Isaiah 40:7

⁷The grass withers and the flowers fall

when the breath of the LORD blows on them;

indeed, the people are grass.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The grass	חָצִיר֙	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage
withers	יָבֵ֤שׁ	yā·ḇêš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
the flowers	צִ֔יץ	ṣîṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6731 blossom, flower.
fall	נָ֣בֵֽל	nā·ḇêl	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5034 be senseless, foolish
when	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the breath	ר֥וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
blows	נָ֣שְׁבָה	nā·šə·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5380 blow
on them	בּ֑וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
indeed	אָכֵ֥ן	’ā·ḵên	Adverb	H403 surely, truly
the people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
are grass	חָצִ֖יר	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.