Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 40:22 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Isaiah 40:22, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth It is he that sitteth thereof are as grasshoppers that stretcheth out as a curtain the heavens and spreadeth them out as a tent It is he that sitteth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ | H3427 | It is he that sitteth | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 2 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 3 | ח֣וּג | H2329 | upon the circle | a circle |
| 4 | הָאָ֔רֶץ | H776 | of the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 5 | לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ | H3427 | It is he that sitteth | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 6 | כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים | H2284 | thereof are as grasshoppers | a locust |
| 7 | הַנּוֹטֶ֤ה | H5186 | that stretcheth out | to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) |
| 8 | כַדֹּק֙ | H1852 | as a curtain | something crumbling, i.e., fine (as a thin cloth) |
| 9 | שָׁמַ֔יִם | H8064 | the heavens | 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 |
| 10 | וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם | H4969 | and spreadeth them out | to stretch out |
| 11 | כָּאֹ֖הֶל | H168 | as a tent | a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) |
| 12 | לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ | H3427 | It is he that sitteth | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
Verse Context
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