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A writingמִכְתָּבof Hezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהwhen he had been sickבַּחֲלֹתוֹand had livedוַיְחִיfrom his sickness:מֵחָלְיוֹ
Isaiah 38:9
Study it in the app“A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had lived from his sickness:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 38:9, word by word
- A writingמִכְתָּבmichtav
writing
Writing, what is written.
Where else “michtav” appears- of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizkiyahu
Hezekiah
Hezekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is my strength" or "YHWH strengthens." Best known is the king of Judah, son of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:20; 18-20; Isaiah 36-39); other men also bear it (Zephaniah 1:1; Nehemiah 7:21).
Where else “chizkiyahu” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- when he had been sickחֲלֹתchalot
be sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “chalot” appears- and had livedיְחִיyechi
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “yechi” appears- from his sicknessחָלְיchaly
sickness
Sickness, disease; also suffering.
Where else “chaly” appears
Translation note
From here to verse 20 the Hebrew is in verse, and in several places it is difficult.
The context
8Look, I am bringing back the shadow on the steps, which has gone down on the steps of Ahaz with the sun, backward ten steps.’” And the sun went back ten steps on the steps by which it had gone down.
9 · This verse (above)
10I said, “In the quiet of my days I shall go to the gates of Sheol; I have been deprived of the rest of my years.”