Hebrew Interlinear
Amos 1:5 Interlinear
“I will break also the bar of Damascus and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house shall go into captivity and the people of Syria unto Kir saith the LORD”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ | H7665 | I will break | to burst (literally or figuratively) |
| 2 | בְּרִ֣יחַ | H1280 | also the bar | a bolt |
| 3 | דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק | H1834 | of Damascus | damascus, a city of syria |
| 4 | וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י | H3772 | and cut off | to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt |
| 5 | יוֹשֵׁב֙ | H3427 | the inhabitant | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 6 | מִבִּקְעַת | H1237 | from the plain | properly, a split, i.e., a wide level valley between mountains |
| 7 | אָ֔וֶן | H206 | of Aven | aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in coele-syria, one in egypt (on), and one in palestine (bethel) |
| 8 | וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְ | H8551 | and him that holdeth | to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close |
| 9 | שֵׁ֖בֶט | H7626 | the sceptre | a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan |
| 10 | מִבֵּ֣ית | H1004 | from the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 11 | עֶ֑דֶן | H5730 | pleasure | |
| 12 | וְגָל֧וּ | H1540 | shall go into captivity | to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal |
| 13 | עַם | H5971 | and the people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 14 | אֲרָ֛ם | H758 | of Syria | aram or syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of shem, a grandson of nahor, and of an israelite |
| 15 | קִ֖ירָה | H7024 | unto Kir | kir, a place in assyrian |
| 16 | אָמַ֥ר | H559 | saith | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 17 | יְהוָֽה׃ | H3068 | the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
Verse Context
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