Isaiah 22:23

“And I will drive him as a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor for the house of his father.”

Isaiah 22:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 22:23, word by word

And I will drive himתְקַעְתִּיtekati

drive in

To drive in a peg or nail something firmly.

Where else “tekati” appears
as a pegיָתֵדyated

peg

A spike driven in to hold a tent, or a nail in a wall.

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in a secureנֶאֱמָןneeman

be firm

To be dependable, steady, never failing.

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placeמָקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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and he will becomeהָיָהhaya

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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a throneכִסֵּאchise

throne

Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.

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of honorכָבוֹדchavod

honor

Literally "weight": respect, good name; or one's inner self.

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for the houseבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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of his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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The context

22And I will set the key of the house of David on his shoulder; and he will open, and no one will shut; and he will shut, and no one will open.

23 · This verse (above)

24And they will hang on him all the glory of the house of his father, the descendants and the offshoots, all the small vessels, from the vessels of bowls to all the vessels of jars.

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