Isaiah 15:6
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
נִמְרִים
Nimrîym
Nimrim, a place East of the Jordan
שָׁמֵם
shâmêm
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
חָצִיר
châtsîyr
grass; also a leek (collectively)
יָבֵשׁ
yâbêsh
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
גָּעַל
gâʻal
to detest; by implication, to reject
רַעֲנָן
raʻănân
verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Key Terms in This Verse
יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
Study H3001 →שָׁמֵם shâmêm
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
Study H8074 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →Cross References
And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other ...
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be des...
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