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Howאֵיךְyou have fallenנָפַלְתָּfrom the heavens,מִשָּׁמַיִםBright Star,הֵילֵלsonבֶּןof the dawn!שָׁחַרYou have been cut downנִגְדַּעְתָּto the ground,לָאָרֶץyou who weakenedחוֹלֵשׁthe nations!עַל גּוֹיִם
Isaiah 14:12
Study it in the app“How you have fallen from the heavens, Bright Star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 14:12, word by word
- you have fallenנָפַלְתָּnafalta
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafalta” appears- from the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- Bright Starהֵילֵלhelel
shining one, morning star
"Shining one": the morning star; in Isaiah 14:12 it is said of the king of Babylon.
Where else “helel” appears- sonבֶּןben
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ben” appears- of the dawnשָׁחַרshachar
dawn
Dawn, daybreak.
Where else “shachar” appears- You have been cut downנִגְדַּעְתָּnigdata
cut down, hew
Cut down: fell a tree or a pole; also to cut off or break.
Where else “nigdata” appears- to the groundאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- you who weakenedחוֹלֵשׁcholesh
overwhelm
Defeat, leave without strength; grow weak.
Where else “cholesh” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears
Translation note
“Bright Star” (הֵילֵל) means “the one who shines.” In this poem it is said of the king of Babylon (v. 4).
The context
11Your pride has been brought down to Sheol, the noise of your harps; beneath you worms are spread out, and grubs are your covering.
12 · This verse (above)
13And you said in your heart, ‘To the heavens I will ascend; above the stars of El I will raise my throne, and I will sit on the mount of meeting, in the far reaches of the north;