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heהוּאwill dwellיִשְׁכֹּןon the heights;מְרוֹמִיםfortressesמְצָדוֹתof cragsסְלָעִיםwill be his high refuge;מִשְׂגַּבּוֹhis breadלַחְמוֹwill be given,נִתָּןhis watersמֵימָיוsure.נֶאֱמָנִים
Isaiah 33:16
Study it in the app“he will dwell on the heights; fortresses of crags will be his high refuge; his bread will be given, his waters sure.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 33:16, word by word
- will dwellיִשְׁכֹּןyishkon
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “yishkon” appears- on the heightsמְרוֹמִיםmeromim
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “meromim” appears- fortressesמְצָדוֹתmetsadot
stronghold
Stronghold: a high place, hard to reach, that serves as a refuge.
Where else “metsadot” appears- of cragsסְלָעִיםselaim
crag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “selaim” appears- will be his high refugeמִשְׂגַּבּmisgab
high refuge
A high, safe place that the enemy cannot reach: a height, a refuge on high. It is said of God as protection.
Where else “misgab” appears- his breadלַחְמlachm
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lachm” appears- will be givenנִתָּןnitan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “nitan” appears- his watersמֵימָיmemay
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “memay” appears- sureנֶאֱמָנִיםneemanim
be firm
To be dependable, steady, never failing.
Where else “neemanim” appears
The context
15He who walks in righteous deeds and speaks uprightly, who rejects the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from holding a bribe, who stops his ear from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
16 · This verse (above)
17A king in his beauty your eyes will gaze on; they will see a land of far distances.