The craftsmanחָרַשׁof ironבַּרְזֶלwith a toolמַעֲצָדworks itוּפָעַלover the coals,בַּפֶּחָםand with hammersוּבַמַּקָּבוֹתhe shapes it,יִצְּרֵהוּand works itוַיִּפְעָלֵהוּwith his strong arm;בִּזְרוֹעַ כֹּחוֹalsoגַּםhe is hungry,רָעֵבand there is noוְאֵיןstrength;כֹּחַhe does notלֹאdrinkשָׁתָהwater,מַיִםand he grows tired.וַיִּיעָף
Isaiah 44:12
Study it in the app“The craftsman of iron with a tool works it over the coals, and with hammers he shapes it, and works it with his strong arm; also he is hungry, and there is no strength; he does not drink water, and he grows tired.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 44:12, word by word
- The craftsmanחָרַשׁcharash
craftsman
Craftsman: one who works stone, wood or metal.
Where else “charash” appears- of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel
iron
Iron; an iron tool.
Where else “barzel” appears- with a toolמַעֲצָדmaatsad
cutting tool
A cutting tool of the smith, an axe.
Where else “maatsad” appears- works itפָעַלfaal
do, make
Do, make, carry out.
Where else “faal” appears- over the coalsפֶּחָםpecham
charcoal
Charcoal, a coal.
Where else “pecham” appears- and with hammersמַּקָּבוֹתmakavot
hammer
Hammer; a tool for striking and dressing stone or driving nails.
Where else “makavot” appears- he shapes itיִצְּרֵyitsre
mold
To mold, as God molded man from dust.
Where else “yitsre” appears- with his strong armזְרוֹעַzeroa
arm
The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.
Where else “zeroa” appears- with his strong armכֹּחkoch
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “koch” appears- he is hungryרָעֵבraev
be hungry
Be hungry.
Where else “raev” appears- drinkשָׁתָהshata
drink
Drink.
Where else “shata” appears- waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and he grows tiredיִּיעָףyiaf
grow tired
To run out of strength.
Where else “yiaf” appears
The context
11Look, all his companions will be put to shame, and the craftsmen, they are from among human beings; let them gather, all of them, let them stand up; they will be in dread, they will be put to shame together.
12 · This verse (above)
13The craftsman of wood stretches out a line; he marks it out with a stylus; he makes it with planes, and with the compass he marks it out, and makes it like the figure of a man, like the beauty of a human being, to dwell in a house.