Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 41:2 Interlinear

Who raised up man from the east the righteous called him to his foot gave before the nations over kings him and made him rule gave them as the dust to his sword stubble and as driven to his bow

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1מִ֤יH4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
2הֵעִיר֙H5782Who raised upto wake (literally or figuratively)
3מִמִּזְרָ֔חH4217man from the eastsunrise, i.e., the east
4צֶ֖דֶקH6664the righteousthe right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
5יִקְרָאֵ֣הוּH7121calledto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
6לְרַגְל֑וֹH7272him to his foota foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
7יִתֵּ֤ןH5414gaveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
8לְפָנָ֤יוH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
9גּוֹיִם֙H1471the nationsa foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
10וּמְלָכִ֣יםH4428over kingsa king
11יַ֔רְדְּH7287him and made him ruleto tread down, i.e., subjugate; specifically, to crumble off
12יִתֵּ֤ןH5414gaveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
13כֶּֽעָפָר֙H6083them as the dustdust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
14חַרְבּ֔וֹH2719to his sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
15כְּקַ֥שׁH7179stubblestraw (as dry)
16נִדָּ֖ףH5086and as drivento shove asunder, i.e., disperse
17קַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃H7198to his bowa bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris

Verse Context

Isaiah 41:1Keep silence before me O islands and let the people renew their strength...
Isaiah 41:2 (current) Who raised up man from the east the righteous called him to his foot gave before the nations over kings him and made him rule gave them as the dust to his sword stubble and as driven to his bow
Isaiah 41:3He pursued them and passed safely even by the way with his feet ...

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