Isaiah 8:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.”

Isaiah 8:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 8:315 words

HebrewMeaning

וָ/אֶקְרַב֙wāʾeqərab

approachconjH7126

bring (forth · near) · come (near · nigh) ···

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

הַ/נְּבִיאָ֔הhanəbiyʾāh

prophetessparticleH5031

וַ/תַּ֖הַרwatahar

beenconjH2029

be with child · conceive · progenitor

וַ/תֵּ֣לֶדwatēled

bearconjH3205

beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···

בֵּ֑ןbēn

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

יְהוָה֙yəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֵלַ֔/יʾēlay

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

קְרָ֣אqərāʾ

bewrayverbH7121

that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···

שְׁמ֔/וֹšəmwō

famenounH8034

base · named · renown · report

מַהֵ֥רmahēr

Maher-sha-lal-bash-baznounH4122

שָׁלָ֖לšālāl

Maher-sha-lal-bash-baznounH4122

חָ֥שׁḥāš

Maher-sha-lal-bash-baznounH4122

בַּֽזbaz

Maher-sha-lal-bash-baznounH4122

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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