The craftsmanחָרַשׁof woodעֵצִיםstretches outנָטָהa line;קָוhe marks it outיְתָאֲרֵהוּwith a stylus;בַשֶּׂרֶדhe makes itיַעֲשֵׂהוּwith planes,בַּמַּקְצֻעוֹתand with the compassוּבַמְּחוּגָהhe marks it out,יְתָאֳרֵהוּand makes itוַיַּעֲשֵׂהוּlike the figureכְּתַבְנִיתof a man,אִישׁlike the beautyכְּתִפְאֶרֶתof a human being,אָדָםto dwellלָשֶׁבֶתin a house.בָּיִת
Isaiah 44:13
Study it in the app“The 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 44:13, word by word
- The craftsmanחָרַשׁcharash
craftsman
Craftsman: one who works stone, wood or metal.
Where else “charash” appears- of woodעֵצִיםetsim
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “etsim” appears- stretches outנָטָהnata
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “nata” appears- a lineקָוkav
measuring line
A stretched cord used to measure and mark out exactly.
Where else “kav” appears- he marks it outיְתָאֲרֵyetaare
mark out
To mark out the outline of something before carving it.
Where else “yetaare” appears- with a stylusשֶּׂרֶדsered
stylus, marking tool
A marking tool for scoring lines on wood.
Where else “sered” appears- he makes itיַעֲשֵׂyaase
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaase” appears- with planesמַּקְצֻעוֹתmaktsuot
plane, chisel
A plane or chisel, a tool for shaping wood.
Where else “maktsuot” appears- and with the compassמְּחוּגָהmechuga
compass
A compass, an instrument for drawing circles.
Where else “mechuga” appears- like the figureתַבְנִיתtavnit
figure
The image or figure that represents something, often an idol.
Where else “tavnit” appears- of a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- like the beautyתִפְאֶרֶתtiferet
beauty
Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.
Where else “tiferet” appears- of a human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- to dwellשֶׁבֶתshevet
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “shevet” appears- in a houseבָּיִתbayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appears
The context
12The 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14To cut down cedars for himself, he takes a holm oak and an oak, and makes it strong for himself among the trees of the forest; he plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.