Isaiah 12:6

“Shout and cry out for joy, inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.””

Isaiah 12:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 12:6, word by word

Shoutצַהֲלִיtsahali

shout for joy

To raise the voice for joy.

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and cry out for joyרֹנִּיroni

shout for joy

To raise a glad cry.

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inhabitantיוֹשֶׁבֶתyoshevet

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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greatגָדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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in your midstקִרְבֵּkirbe

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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is the Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁkedosh

Holy One

God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

5Sing psalms to YHWH, for he has done lofty things; let this be known in all the earth.

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