Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 13:12 Interlinear

“more precious than fine gold even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir”

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Isaiah 13 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אוֹקִ֥יר	H3365	more precious	properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e., (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
2	אֱנ֖וֹשׁ	H376		a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
3	מִפָּ֑ז	H6337	than fine gold	pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)
4	וְאָדָ֖ם	H120	even a man	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
5	מִכֶּ֥תֶם	H3800	than the golden wedge	properly, something carved out, i.e., ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)
6	אוֹפִֽיר׃	H211	of Ophir	ophir, the name of a son of joktan, and of a gold region in the east

Isaiah 13:12 (current)more precious than fine gold even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir