Woe to the land of whirring wings, along the rivers of Cush,Isaiah 18:1
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
ה֥וֹי אֶ֖רֶץ צִלְצַ֣ל כְּנָפָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְנַֽהֲרֵי־כֽוּשׁ׃
- ה֥וֹיHo“alas!”Particle, interjection · from הוֹי · “woe!” · Strong's H1945
- אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz“O land of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- צִלְצַ֣לtzil.Tzal“whirring of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from צִלְצָל · “buzzing” · Strong's H6767A
- כְּנָפָ֑יִםke.na.Fa.yim“wings”Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from כָּנָף · “wing” · Strong's H3671
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- מֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.ver“[is] from [the] other side”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫בֶר · “ahead” · Strong's H5676H
- לְנַֽהֲרֵי־le.na.ha.rei-“of [the] rivers of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from נָהָר · “river” · Strong's H5104H
- כֽוּשׁ׃Khush“Cush”Noun, proper name of a place · from כּוּשׁ · “Cush” · Strong's H3568A
Places named in this verse
- Cushregion · Identification: certain · Map of Cush (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Cush on OpenBible.info