Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 40:17 Interlinear

All nations to him less than nothing and vanity before him are as nothing and they are counted

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
2הַגּוֹיִ֖םH1471All nationsa foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
3כְּאַ֣יִןH369a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
4נֶגְדּ֑וֹH5048a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
5מֵאֶ֥פֶסH657to him less than nothingcessation, i.e., an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or f
6וָתֹ֖הוּH8414and vanitya desolation (of surface), i.e., desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
7נֶחְשְׁבוּH2803before him are as nothing and they are countedproperly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou
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Verse Context

Isaiah 40:16And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn nor the beasts is not...
Isaiah 40:17 (current) All nations to him less than nothing and vanity before him are as nothing and they are counted
Isaiah 40:18 To whom then will ye liken God or what likeness...

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