Isaiah 4:1

“And seven women will take hold of one man on that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothing; only let your name be called over us; take away our disgrace.””

Isaiah 4:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 4:1, word by word

And sevenשֶׁבַעsheva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “sheva” appears
womenנָשִׁיםnashim

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “nashim” appears
will take holdהֶחֱזִיקוּhecheziku

seize

To take hold of something or someone and not let go.

Where else “hecheziku” appears
of oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “mor” appears
“We will eatנֹאכֵלnochel

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “nochel” appears
our own breadלַחְמֵlachme

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

Where else “lachme” appears
and wearנִלְבָּשׁnilbash

put on

To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.

Where else “nilbash” appears
our own clothingשִׂמְלָתֵsimlate

cloak

Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.

Where else “simlate” appears
let your nameשִׁמְshim

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shim” appears
be calledיִקָּרֵאyikare

name

To give someone a name.

Where else “yikare” appears
take awayאֱסֹףesof

withdraw

To withdraw what was there before, such as peace or joy.

Where else “esof” appears
our disgraceחֶרְפָּתֵcherpate

disgrace, reproach

Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.

Where else “cherpate” appears

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2On that day the sprout of YHWH will be an ornament and glory, and the fruit of the land will be loftiness and beauty for the escaped of Israel.

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