Half of itחֶצְיוֹhe burnsשָׂרַףinבְּמוֹthe fire;אֵשׁoverעַלhalf of itחֶצְיוֹhe eatsיֹאכֵלmeat;בָּשָׂרhe roastsיִצְלֶהa roastצָלִיand is satisfied;וְיִשְׂבָּעalsoאַףhe warms himselfיָחֹםand says,וְיֹאמַר“Aha,הֶאָחI am warm,חַמּוֹתִיI have seenרָאִיתִיthe blaze!”אוּר
Isaiah 44:16
Study it in the app“Half 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!””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 44:16, word by word
- Half of itחֶצְיchetsy
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chetsy” appears- he burnsשָׂרַףsaraf
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “saraf” appears- inבְּמוֹbemo
in, with, by
A poetic particle meaning "in," "with," "by."
Where else “bemo” appears- the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- he eatsיֹאכֵלyochel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochel” appears- meatבָּשָׂרbasar
meat
Meat to eat.
Where else “basar” appears- he roastsיִצְלֶהyitsle
roast
Roast: cook meat directly over the fire.
Where else “yitsle” appears- a roastצָלִיtsali
roasted
Roasted.
Where else “tsali” appears- and is satisfiedיִשְׂבָּעyisba
be satisfied
To eat until one wants no more.
Where else “yisba” appears- he warms himselfיָחֹםyachom
be warm
To receive warmth and stop being cold.
Where else “yachom” appears- and saysיֹאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Ahaהֶאָחheach
aha
Aha: a cry of joy or of mockery.
Where else “heach” appears- I have seenרָאִיתִיraiti
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raiti” appears- the blazeאוּרur
fire
What burns and gives heat and brightness.
Where else “ur” appears
The context
15And 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.
16 · This verse (above)
17And the rest of it he makes into a god, his carved image; he falls down before it and bows down and prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god.”