“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?Isaiah 10:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֲלֹ֥א כְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ כַּלְנ֑וֹ אִם־לֹ֤א כְאַרְפַּד֙ חֲמָ֔ת אִם־לֹ֥א כְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂק שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
- הֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'“¿ not”Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- כְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁke.khar.ke.Mish“like Carchemish”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּרְכְּמִישׁ · “Carchemish” · Strong's H3751
- כַּלְנ֑וֹkal.No“[is] Calneh”Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּלְנֶה · “Calneh” · Strong's H3641B
- אִם־'im-“or?”Particle · from אִם · “surely yes” · Strong's H0518I
- לֹ֤אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- כְאַרְפַּד֙khe.'ar.Pad“like Arpad”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from אַרְפַּד · “Arpad” · Strong's H0774
- חֲמָ֔תcha.Mat“[is] Hamath”Noun, proper name of a place · from חֲמָת · “Hamath” · Strong's H2574G
- אִם־'im-“or?”Particle · from אִם · “surely yes” · Strong's H0518I
- לֹ֥אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- כְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקkhe.da.Me.sek“like Damascus”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק · “Damascus” · Strong's H1834
- שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.Ron“[is] Samaria”Noun, proper name of a place · from שֹׁמְרוֹן · “Samaria” · Strong's H8111
Places named in this verse
- Arpad · today: Tell Rifatsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Arpad (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Arpad on OpenBible.info
- Calno (Calneh) · today: Tell Tayinatsettlement · Identification: possible · Details about Calneh on OpenBible.info
- Carchemish · today: Jerabissettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Carchemish (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Carchemish on OpenBible.info
- Damascussettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Damascus (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Damascus on OpenBible.info
- Hamath · today: Hamasettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Hamath (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Hamath on OpenBible.info
- Samariasettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Samaria (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Samaria on OpenBible.info