Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 7:8 Interlinear

For the head of Syria is Damascus For the head is Damascus is Rezin and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim that it be not a people

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1כִּ֣יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2וְרֹ֥אשׁH7218For the headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
3אֲרָם֙H758of Syriaaram or syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of shem, a grandson of nahor, and of an israelite
4דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקH1834is Damascusdamascus, a city of syria
5וְרֹ֥אשׁH7218For the headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
6דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקH1834is Damascusdamascus, a city of syria
7רְצִ֑יןH7526is Rezinretsin, the name of a syrian and of an israelite
8וּבְע֗וֹדH5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
9שִׁשִּׁ֤יםH8346and within threescoresixty
10וְחָמֵשׁ֙H2568and fivefive
11שָׁנָ֔הH8141yearsa year (as a revolution of time)
12יֵחַ֥תH2844concretely, crushed; also afraid; abstractly, terror
13אֶפְרַ֖יִםH669shall Ephraimephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
14מֵעָֽם׃H5971that it be not a peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Verse Context

Isaiah 7:7Thus saith the Lord GOD It shall not stand...
Isaiah 7:8 (current) For the head of Syria is Damascus For the head is Damascus is Rezin and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim that it be not a people
Isaiah 7:9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria And the head is Samaria son...

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