Isaiah 48:2

With the Hebrew beneath

Isaiah 48:2, word by word

they call themselvesנִקְרָאוּnikrau

name

To give someone a name.

Where else “nikrau” appears

after the holy cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears

after the holy cityקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears

and on the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears

of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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they leanנִסְמָכוּnismachu

lean on

To rest one's weight on something or someone so as not to fall; to support.

Where else “nismachu” appears

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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is his nameשְׁמshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

Where else “shem” appears

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