Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 61:4 Interlinear

And they shall build wastes the old desolations the former they shall raise up and they shall repair cities the waste desolations generations generations

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּבָנוּ֙H1129And they shall buildto build (literally and figuratively)
2חָרְב֣וֹתH2723wastesproperly, drought, i.e., (by implication) a desolation
3עוֹלָ֔םH5769the oldproperly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
4שֹׁמְמ֖וֹתH8074desolationsto stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e., devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
5רִֽאשֹׁנִ֖יםH7223the formerfirst, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
6יְקוֹמֵ֑מוּH6965they shall raise upto rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
7וְחִדְּשׁוּ֙H2318and they shall repairto be new; causatively, to rebuild
8עָ֣רֵיH5892citiesa city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
9חֹ֔רֶבH2721the wastedrought or desolation
10שֹׁמְמ֖וֹתH8074desolationsto stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e., devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
11וָדֽוֹר׃H1755generationsproperly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
12וָדֽוֹר׃H1755generationsproperly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling

Verse Context

Isaiah 61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion to give unto them beauty...
Isaiah 61:4 (current)And they shall build wastes the old desolations the former they shall raise up and they shall repair cities the waste desolations generations generations
Isaiah 61:5shall stand And strangers and feed your flocks and the sons of the alien...

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