Isaiah 10:9

“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
Isaiah 10:9
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הֲלֹ֥א כְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ כַּלְנ֑וֹ אִם־לֹ֤א כְאַרְפַּד֙ חֲמָ֔ת אִם־לֹ֥א כְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂק שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃

  1. הֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. כְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁke.khar.ke.Mish“like Carchemish”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּרְכְּמִישׁ · “Carchemish” · Strong's H3751
  3. כַּלְנ֑וֹkal.No“[is] Calneh”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּלְנֶה · “Calneh” · Strong's H3641B
  4. אִם־'im-“or?”
    Particle · from אִם · “surely yes” · Strong's H0518I
  5. לֹ֤אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. כְאַרְפַּד֙khe.'ar.Pad“like Arpad”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from אַרְפַּד · “Arpad” · Strong's H0774
  7. חֲמָ֔תcha.Mat“[is] Hamath”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from חֲמָת · “Hamath” · Strong's H2574G
  8. אִם־'im-“or?”
    Particle · from אִם · “surely yes” · Strong's H0518I
  9. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  10. כְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקkhe.da.Me.sek“like Damascus”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק · “Damascus” · Strong's H1834
  11. שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.Ron“[is] Samaria”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from שֹׁמְרוֹן · “Samaria” · Strong's H8111
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)