Hebrew Interlinear
Micah 7:4 Interlinear
“The best of them is as a brier the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh now shall be their perplexity”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | טוֹבָ֣ם | H2896 | The best | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 2 | כְּחֵ֔דֶק | H2312 | of them is as a brier | a prickly plant |
| 3 | יָשָׁ֖ר | H3477 | the most upright | straight (literally or figuratively) |
| 4 | מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה | H4534 | is sharper than a thorn hedge | a hedge |
| 5 | י֤וֹם | H3117 | the 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 | מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ | H6822 | of thy watchmen | properly, to lean forward, i.e., to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await |
| 7 | פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣ | H6486 | and thy visitation | visitation (in many senses, chiefly official) |
| 8 | בָ֔אָה | H935 | cometh | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 9 | עַתָּ֥ה | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | |
| 10 | תִהְיֶ֖ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 11 | מְבוּכָתָֽם׃ | H3998 | now shall be their perplexity | perplexity |
Verse Context
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