Isaiah 3:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the cauls, and the crescents;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא יָסִ֣יר אֲדֹנָ֗י אֵ֣ת תִּפְאֶ֧רֶת הָעֲכָסִ֛ים וְהַשְּׁבִיסִ֖ים וְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִֽים

Transliteration

In-the-yôm the-hû yāsîr ʾădōnāy ʾēt tipʾeret the-ʿăkāsîm and-the-šəbîsîm and-the-śaharōnîm

Grammar Details

*bayyôm*: preposition with definite noun, masculine singular - in the day
*hahû*: definite demonstrative, masculine singular - that
*yāsîr*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will remove/take away
*ʾădōnāy*: title - Lord/my Lord
*ʾēt*: direct object marker
*tipʾeret*: noun, feminine singular construct - beauty/glory of
*hāʿăkāsîm*: definite noun, masculine plural - the anklets
*haššəbîsîm*: definite noun, masculine plural - the headbands/nets
*haśśaharōnîm*: definite noun, masculine plural - the crescent ornaments

Word Meanings

*yôm*: day/time/period
*hû*: that/the same
*sûr*: remove/take away/turn aside
*ʾădōnāy*: Lord/my Lord/Master
*tipʾeret*: beauty/glory/ornament
*ʿăkās*: anklet/ankle chain/ankle ornament
*šābîs*: headband/net/hairnet
*śaharōn*: crescent ornament/moon-shaped pendant

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Judg 8:21 : 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.
Judg 8:26 : 26 And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.

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