And sevenוְ שֶׁבַעwomenנָשִׁיםwill take holdהֶחֱזִיקוּof oneאֶחָדmanבְּאִישׁon that day,בַּיּוֹם הַהוּאsaying,לֵאמֹר“We will eatנֹאכֵלour own breadלַחְמֵנוּand wearנִלְבָּשׁour own clothing;וְשִׂמְלָתֵנוּonlyרַקlet your nameשִׁמְךָbe calledיִקָּרֵאover us;עָלֵינוּtake awayאֱסֹףour disgrace.”חֶרְפָּתֵנוּ
Isaiah 4:1
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.