Hebrew Interlinear
Micah 5:8 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Micah 5:8, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst people of many as a lion among the beasts of the forest as a young lion among the flocks of sheep who if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces and none can deliver”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְהָיָה֩ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | שְׁאֵרִ֨ית | H7611 | And the remnant | a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion |
| 3 | יַעֲקֹ֜ב | H3290 | of Jacob | jaakob, the israelitish patriarch |
| 4 | בַּגּוֹיִ֗ם | H1471 | shall be among the Gentiles | a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts |
| 5 | בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ | H7130 | in the midst | properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition) |
| 6 | עַמִּ֣ים | H5971 | people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 7 | רַבִּ֔ים | H7227 | of many | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
| 8 | כְּאַרְיֵה֙ | H738 | as a lion | a lion |
| 9 | בְּבַהֲמ֣וֹת | H929 | among the beasts | properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) |
| 10 | יַ֔עַר | H3293 | of the forest | a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) |
| 11 | כִּכְפִ֖יר | H3715 | as a young lion | a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane) |
| 12 | בְּעֶדְרֵי | H5739 | among the flocks | an arrangement, i.e., muster (of animals) |
| 13 | צֹ֑אן | H6629 | of sheep | a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) |
| 14 | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 15 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 16 | עָבַ֛ר | H5674 | who if he go through | to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in |
| 17 | וְרָמַ֥ס | H7429 | both treadeth down | to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively) |
| 18 | וְטָרַ֖ף | H2963 | and teareth in pieces | to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels) |
| 19 | וְאֵ֥ין | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 20 | מַצִּֽיל׃ | H5337 | and none can deliver | to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense |
Verse Context
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Micah 5:8 (current) And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst people of many as a lion among the beasts of the forest as a young lion among the flocks of sheep who if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces and none can deliver
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