Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 40:17 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Isaiah 40:17, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ All nations to him less than nothing and vanity before him are as nothing and they are counted ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 2 | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | H1471 | All nations | a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts |
| 3 | כְּאַ֣יִן | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 4 | נֶגְדּ֑וֹ | H5048 | a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before | |
| 5 | מֵאֶ֥פֶס | H657 | to him less than nothing | cessation, 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 |
| 6 | וָתֹ֖הוּ | H8414 | and vanity | a desolation (of surface), i.e., desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain |
| 7 | נֶחְשְׁבוּ | H2803 | before him are as nothing and they are counted | properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou |
| 8 | לֽוֹ׃ | H0 |
Verse Context
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