Andוְthe fadingנֹבֵלflower,צִיצַתthe adornmentצְבִיof its beauty,תִפְאַרְתּוֹwhich isאֲשֶׁרon the headעַל רֹאשׁof the valleyגֵּיאof fatness,שְׁמָנִיםwill beהָיְתָהlike an early figכְּבִכּוּרָהּbeforeבְּטֶרֶםthe summer,קַיִץwhichאֲשֶׁרthe one who seesהָרֹאֶהsees it,יִרְאֶה אוֹתָהּand while it is stillבְּעוֹדָהּin his handבְּכַפּוֹhe swallows it.יִבְלָעֶנָּה
Isaiah 28:4
Study it in the app“And the fading flower, the adornment of its beauty, which is on the head of the valley of fatness, will be like an early fig before the summer, which the one who sees sees it, and while it is still in his hand he swallows it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 28:4, word by word
- the fadingנֹבֵלnovel
wither
To dry up like a leaf, or lose strength.
Where else “novel” appears- flowerצִיצַתtsitsat
flower
A flower, a blossom.
Where else “tsitsat” appears- the adornmentצְבִיtsevi
splendor
What gives splendor: "the glorious land".
Where else “tsevi” appears- of its beautyתִפְאַרְתּtifart
beauty
Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.
Where else “tifart” appears- on the headרֹאשׁrosh
top
Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the valleyגֵּיאge
valley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “ge” appears- of fatnessשְׁמָנִיםshemanim
abundance
Literally "oil": plenty, land that yields much.
Where else “shemanim” appears- will beהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- like an early figבִכּוּרָהּvikurah
firstfruits
Firstfruits: the first of the harvest to ripen, which was offered to God.
Where else “vikurah” appears- beforeטֶרֶםterem
not yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appears- the summerקַיִץkayits
summer
The hot, dry season of the year, when fruit ripens.
Where else “kayits” appears- the one who seesרֹאֶהroe
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roe” appears- in his handכַפּchap
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “chap” appears- he swallows itיִבְלָעֶyivlae
swallow
Swallow, swallow up; hence, destroy.
Where else “yivlae” appears
The context
3Under feet will be trampled the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim.
4 · This verse (above)
5On that day YHWH Tsevaot will be a crown of adornment and a diadem of beauty for the remnant of his people,