and the remnantוּשְׁאָרof the numberמִסְפַּרof bows,קֶשֶׁתof the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיof the sonsבְנֵיof Kedar,קֵדָרwill be few;יִמְעָטוּforכִּיYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלhas spoken.”דִּבֵּר
Isaiah 21:17
Study it in the app“and the remnant of the number of bows, of the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for YHWH, Elohim of Israel, has spoken.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 21:17, word by word
- and the remnantשְׁאָרshear
rest, remainder
Rest: what is left of something.
Where else “shear” appears- of the numberמִסְפַּרmispar
number
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appears- of bowsקֶשֶׁתkeshet
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appears- of the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיgibore
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibore” appears- of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Kedarקֵדָרkedar
Kedar
Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also a tribe of the Arabian desert.
Where else “kedar” appears- will be fewיִמְעָטוּyimatu
be few, too small
Be few, be too small for something; make few, reduce.
Where else “yimatu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- has spokenדִּבֵּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
16For thus Adonai said to me: “Within a year, like the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end;
17 · This verse (above)