Isaiah 23:16
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
סָבִיב
çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
זָנָה
zânâh
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (...
שָׁכַח
shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
נִיחוֹחַ
nîychôwach
properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight
זִמְרָה
zimrâh
a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
זָכַר
zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Key Terms in This Verse
זִמְרָה zimrâh
a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument
Study H2172 →זָנָה zânâh
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of ...
Study H2181 →שָׁכַח shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Study H7911 →זָכַר zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
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