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Woe,הוֹיAriel,אֲרִיאֵלAriel,אֲרִיאֵלtown whereקִרְיַתDavidדָוִדencamped!חָנָהAddסְפוּyearשָׁנָהto year;עַל שָׁנָהlet the feastsחַגִּיםgo around.יִנְקֹפוּ
Isaiah 29:1
Study it in the app“Woe, Ariel, Ariel, town where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts go around.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 29:1, word by word
- Woeהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- Arielאֲרִיאֵלariel
Ariel
Ariel: the name of one of the heads sent by Ezra. The name means "lion of God"; in Isaiah 29 it is a name of Jerusalem.
Where else “ariel” appears- town whereקִרְיַתkiryat
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kiryat” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- encampedחָנָהchana
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “chana” appears- Addסְפוּsefu
heap up
To pile on: sin upon sin.
Where else “sefu” appears- yearשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- let the feastsחַגִּיםchagim
festival
Festival in honor of God, with pilgrimage.
Where else “chagim” appears- go aroundיִנְקֹפוּyinkofu
run its course
To come round again in the year: the feasts return one after another, each in its season.
Where else “yinkofu” appears
Translation note
Ariel is here a name for Jerusalem. The word may mean “lion of El” or “hearth of the altar,” as in Ezekiel 43:15-16.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And I will distress Ariel, and there will be mourning and moaning, and she will be to me like an Ariel.