Isaiah 40:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.”

Isaiah 40:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 40:199 words

HebrewMeaning

הַ/פֶּ֨סֶל֙hapesel

carved imageparticleH6459

נָסַ֣ךְnāsakə

coververbH5258

melt · offer · pour · set

חָרָ֔שׁḥārāš

artificernounH2796

carpenter · craftsman · engraver · maker ···

וְ/צֹרֵ֖ףwəṣōrēp

castconjH6884

fine · founder · goldsmith · melt ···

בַּ/זָּהָ֣בbazāhāb

goldpronH2091

fair weather

יְרַקְּעֶ֑/נּוּyəraqəʿenw

beatverbH7554

make broad · spread abroad (forth · over · out ···

וּ/רְתֻק֥וֹתwrətuqwōt

chainconjH7577

כֶּ֖סֶףkesep

moneynounH3701

price · silver

צוֹרֵֽףṣwōrēp

castverbH6884

fine · founder · goldsmith · melt ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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