And it servesוְהָיָהa human beingלְאָדָםfor burning;לְבָעֵרhe takesוַיִּקַּחsome of themמֵהֶםand warms himself;וַיָּחָםalsoאַףhe kindles a fireיַשִּׂיקand bakesוְאָפָהbread;לָחֶםalsoאַףhe makesיִפְעַלa godאֵלand bows down;וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּhe makes itעָשָׂהוּa carved imageפֶסֶלand falls downוַיִּסְגָּדbefore it.לָמוֹ
Isaiah 44:15
Study it in the app“And it serves a human being for burning; he takes some of them and warms himself; also he kindles a fire and bakes bread; also he makes a god and bows down; he makes it a carved image and falls down before it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 44:15, word by word
- And it servesהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- a human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- for burningבָעֵרvaer
burn
For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.
Where else “vaer” appears- he takesיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- and warms himselfיָּחָםyacham
be warm
To receive warmth and stop being cold.
Where else “yacham” appears- he kindles a fireיַשִּׂיקyasik
kindle, burn
To set on fire, to catch fire.
Where else “yasik” appears- and bakesאָפָהafa
bake
Bake bread; as a noun, "baker".
Where else “afa” appears- breadלָחֶםlachem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lachem” appears- he makesיִפְעַלyifal
do, make
Do, make, carry out.
Where else “yifal” appears- a godאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- and bows downיִּשְׁתָּחוּyishtachu
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachu” appears- he makes itעָשָׂasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears- a carved imageפֶסֶלfesel
carved image
Carved image: a figure of a god made of wood or stone.
Where else “fesel” appears- and falls downיִּסְגָּדyisgad
bow down
To bow down, to prostrate oneself in homage.
Where else “yisgad” appears
The context
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.
15 · This verse (above)
16Half of it he burns in the fire; over half of it he eats meat; he roasts a roast and is satisfied; also he warms himself and says, “Aha, I am warm, I have seen the blaze!”