Isaiah 49:1

With the Hebrew beneath

Isaiah 49:1, word by word

Listenשִׁמְעוּshimu

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shimu” appears

coastlandsאִיִּיםiyim

coast, island

Coast, island: the lands along the sea.

Where else “iyim” appears

and pay attentionהַקְשִׁיבוּhakshivu

pay attention, listen

To pay attention, to listen carefully, to prick up the ears. It is more than hearing: it is heeding what is said.

Where else “hakshivu” appears

peoplesלְאֻמִּיםleumim

people, nation

People, nation.

Where else “leumim” appears

from afarרָחוֹקrachok

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

Where else “rachok” 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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called meקְרָאָkeraa

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

Where else “keraa” appears

from the wombבֶּטֶןbeten

womb

The belly where a mother carries her child.

Where else “beten” appears

from the inward partsמְּעֵיmee

inward parts

The inward parts, the inside of the body; hence the child who comes out of them.

Where else “mee” appears

of my motherאִמִּimi

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “imi” appears

he made mentionהִזְכִּירhizkir

mention

To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.

Where else “hizkir” appears

of my nameשְׁמִshemi

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shemi” appears

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