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In the yearבִּשְׁנַתthat the Tartanתַרְתָּןcameבֹּאto Ashdod,אַשְׁדּוֹדָהwhen Sargonסַרְגוֹןkingמֶלֶךְof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרsent him,בִּשְׁלֹח אֹתוֹand he foughtוַיִּלָּחֶםagainst Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּוֹדand captured it,וַיִּלְכְּדָהּ
Isaiah 20:1
Study it in the app“In the year that the Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and captured it,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 20:1, word by word
- In the yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- that the Tartanתַרְתָּןtartan
Tartan
Tartan. Not a personal name but the title of the commander of the army of the king of Assyria (2 Kings 18:17; Isaiah 20:1).
Where else “tartan” appears- cameבֹּאbo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bo” appears- to Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדָashdoda
Ashdod
See it on the mapWhere else “ashdoda” appears- when Sargonסַרְגוֹןsargon
Sargon
Sargon: a king of Assyria (Isaiah 20:1).
Where else “sargon” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Assyriaאַשּׁוּרashur
Assyria, Asshur
See it on the mapWhere else “ashur” appears- sent himשְׁלֹחsheloch
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “sheloch” appears- and he foughtיִּלָּחֶםyilachem
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “yilachem” appears- and captured itיִּלְכְּדָyilkda
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkda” appears
Translation note
“The Tartan” is an Assyrian title: the commander of the army.
Places in this verse
1Ashdod
Today: Ashdod, Israel
A Philistine city near the Mediterranean coast, about 34 miles (55 km) west of Jerusalem.
The Philistines brought the ark of God there, and their god Dagon fell before it (1 Sam 5:1-4).
2Assyria
Today: northern Iraq (with parts of Syria, Turkey, Iran)
An empire of northern Mesopotamia along the Tigris River, in present-day Iraq.
Assyria took the northern kingdom of Israel captive (2 Kgs 17:6). God sent Jonah to preach in Nineveh, its capital (Jonah 3:3).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2at that time YHWH spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loosen the sackcloth from your loins, and take off your sandals from your feet.” And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.