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Adonai,אֲדֹנָיby these thingsעֲלֵיהֶםthey live,יִחְיוּand in allוּלְכָלof themבָּהֶןis the lifeחַיֵּיof my spirit;רוּחִיand you will restore meוְתַחֲלִימֵנִיand make me live.וְהַחֲיֵנִי
Isaiah 38:16
Study it in the app“Adonai, by these things they live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit; and you will restore me and make me live.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 38:16, word by word
- 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- they liveיִחְיוּyichyu
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “yichyu” appears- is the lifeחַיֵּיchaye
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chaye” appears- of my spiritרוּחִruchi
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruchi” appears- and you will restore meתַחֲלִימֵtachalime
recover
To gain strength, recover.
Where else “tachalime” appears
The context
15What shall I say? He said it to me, and he himself has done it; I shall walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
16 · This verse (above)
17Look, for peace I had bitterness, bitterness; but you have loved my soul out of the pit of nothingness, for you have cast behind your back all my sins.