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And Adonaiוַ אֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתcalledיִּקְרָאon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאto weepingלִבְכִיand to lamentationוּלְמִסְפֵּדand to baldnessוּלְקָרְחָהand to girding onוְלַחֲגֹרsackcloth.שָׂק
Isaiah 22:12
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Isaiah 22:12, word by word
- And Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- to weepingבְכִיvechi
weeping
Weeping.
Where else “vechi” appears- and to lamentationמִסְפֵּדmisped
lamentation
Lamentation: public expressions of grief for the dead.
Where else “misped” appears- and to baldnessקָרְחָהkarcha
baldness
A bald spot: a part of the head shaved bare as a sign of mourning.
Where else “karcha” appears- and to girding onחֲגֹרchagor
gird
Gird: fasten a garment, a belt or a weapon around the waist for walking, working or fighting.
Where else “chagor” appears- sackclothשָׂקsak
sackcloth
Rough cloth worn in mourning.
Where else “sak” appears
The context
11And a reservoir you made between the two walls for the waters of the old pool; but you did not look to the one who made it, and the one who formed it from afar you did not see.
12 · This verse (above)
13But look, rejoicing and joy, killing cattle and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine: “Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”