Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 40:12 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Isaiah 40:12, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ Who hath measured in the hollow of his hand the waters heaven with the span and meted out and comprehended in a measure the dust of the earth and weighed in scales the mountains and the hills in a balance”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מִֽי | H4310 | who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix | |
| 2 | מָדַ֨ד | H4058 | Who hath measured | properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended |
| 3 | בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ | H8168 | in the hollow of his hand | the palm; by extension, a handful |
| 4 | מַ֗יִם | H4325 | the waters | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 5 | וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ | H8064 | heaven | the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r |
| 6 | בַּזֶּ֣רֶת | H2239 | with the span | the spread of the fingers, i.e., a span |
| 7 | תִּכֵּ֔ן | H8505 | and meted out | to balance, i.e., measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively to arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment, estimate, test) |
| 8 | וְכָ֥ל | H3557 | and comprehended | properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses) |
| 9 | בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ | H7991 | in a measure | a triple, i.e., (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e., the highest) |
| 10 | עֲפַ֣ר | H6083 | the dust | dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud |
| 11 | הָאָ֑רֶץ | H776 | of the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 12 | וְשָׁקַ֤ל | H8254 | and weighed | to suspend or poise (especially in trade) |
| 13 | בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ | H6425 | in scales | a balance |
| 14 | הָרִ֔ים | H2022 | the mountains | a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
| 15 | וּגְבָע֖וֹת | H1389 | and the hills | a hillock |
| 16 | בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ | H3976 | in a balance | (only in the dual) a pair of scales |
Verse Context
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