Isaiah 36:11
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אֶלְיָקִים
ʼElyâqîym
Eljakim, the name of four Israelites
שֶׁבְנָא
Shebnâʼ
Shebna or Shebnah, an Israelite
יוֹאָח
Yôwʼâch
Joach, the name of four Israelites
רַבְשָׁקֵה
Rabshâqêh
Rabshakeh, a Babylonian official
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
בִּין
bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
יְהוּדִי
Yᵉhûwdîy
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
אֹזֶן
ʼôzen
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Key Terms in This Verse
לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Study H3956 →לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Study H3956 →בִּין bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
Study H995 →Cross References
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and i...
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
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