Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 40:22 Interlinear
“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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Isaiah 40:22 (current)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
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