Whose arrowsאֲשֶׁר חִצָּיוare sharp,שְׁנוּנִיםand allוְכָלits bowsקַשְּׁתֹתָיוbent;דְּרֻכוֹתthe hoovesפַּרְסוֹתof its horsesסוּסָיוare countedנֶחְשָׁבוּlike flint,כַּצַּרand its wheelsוְגַלְגִּלָּיוlike the whirlwind.כַּסּוּפָה
Isaiah 5:28
Study it in the app“Whose arrows are sharp, and all its bows bent; the hooves of its horses are counted like flint, and its wheels like the whirlwind.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 5:28, word by word
- Whose arrowsחִצָּיchitsay
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chitsay” appears- are sharpשְׁנוּנִיםshenunim
sharpen
To hone a sword, arrows, or the tongue.
Where else “shenunim” appears- its bowsקַשְּׁתֹתָיkashtotay
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “kashtotay” appears- bentדְּרֻכוֹתderuchot
bend a bow
To bend a bow by bracing it with the foot, to string it and shoot.
Where else “deruchot” appears- the hoovesפַּרְסוֹתparsot
hoof
Hoof, especially a split hoof; also claw.
Where else “parsot” appears- of its horsesסוּסָיsusay
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susay” appears- are countedנֶחְשָׁבוּnechshavu
count
To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.
Where else “nechshavu” appears- like flintצַּרtsar
flint
A very hard stone that gives off sparks, like the hooves of a horse.
Where else “tsar” appears- and its wheelsגַלְגִּלָּיgalgilay
wheel
The round part that turns beneath a war chariot or a cart.
Where else “galgilay” appears- like the whirlwindסּוּפָהsufa
whirlwind
A strong wind that sweeps away.
Where else “sufa” appears
The context
27None is weary and none stumbles in it; none slumbers or sleeps; the belt of its hips is not loosened, nor is the strap of its sandals broken.
28 · This verse (above)
29Its roar is like a lioness; it roars like young lions; it growls and seizes prey and carries it off to safety, and there is no one to rescue.