Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 58:5 Interlinear
“this Is it such a fast that I have chosen a day to afflict for a man his soul is it to bow down as a bulrush his head sackcloth and ashes and to spread this under him wilt thou call Is it such a fast a day and an acceptable to the LORD”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הֲלָזֶה֙ | H2088 | this | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that |
| 2 | יִֽהְיֶה֙ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 3 | צ֔וֹם | H6685 | Is it such a fast | a fast |
| 4 | אֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ | H977 | that I have chosen | properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select |
| 5 | וְי֥וֹם | H3117 | a day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 6 | עַנּ֥וֹת | H6031 | to afflict | to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows) |
| 7 | אָדָ֖ם | H120 | for a man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 8 | נַפְשׁ֑וֹ | H5315 | his soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 9 | הֲלָכֹ֨ף | H3721 | is it to bow down | to curve |
| 10 | כְּאַגְמֹ֜ן | H100 | as a bulrush | a rush (as growing there); collectively a rope of rushes |
| 11 | רֹאשׁ֗וֹ | H7218 | his head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 12 | וְשַׂ֤ק | H8242 | sackcloth | properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e., coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grai |
| 13 | וָאֵ֙פֶר֙ | H665 | and ashes | ashes |
| 14 | יַצִּ֔יעַ | H3331 | and to spread | to strew as a surface |
| 15 | הֲלָזֶה֙ | H2088 | this | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that |
| 16 | תִּקְרָא | H7121 | under him wilt thou call | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 17 | צ֔וֹם | H6685 | Is it such a fast | a fast |
| 18 | וְי֥וֹם | H3117 | a day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 19 | רָצ֖וֹן | H7522 | and an acceptable | delight (especially as shown) |
| 20 | לַיהוָֽה׃ | H3068 | to the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
Verse Context
Isaiah 58:4 for strife and debate Behold ye fast and to smite with the fist...
Isaiah 58:5 (current)this Is it such a fast that I have chosen a day to afflict for a man his soul is it to bow down as a bulrush his head sackcloth and ashes and to spread this under him wilt thou call Is it such a fast a day and an acceptable to the LORD
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