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And he madeוַיָּשֶׂםmy mouthפִּיlike aכְּsharpחַדָּהsword;חֶרֶבin the shadowבְּצֵלof his handיָדוֹhe hid me;הֶחְבִּיאָנִיand he made meוַיְשִׂימֵנִיa polishedבָּרוּרarrow;לְחֵץin his quiverבְּאַשְׁפָּתוֹhe concealed me.הִסְתִּירָנִי
Isaiah 49:2
Study it in the app“And he made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; and he made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he concealed me.”
The servant was called from the wombPurpose
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 49:2, word by word
- And he madeיָּשֶׂםyasem
make
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “yasem” appears- my mouthפִּpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- sharpחַדָּהchada
sharp
Sharp, cutting; said of a sword.
Where else “chada” appears- swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- in the shadowצֵלtsel
shade
Protecting shade: "in the shadow of your wings".
Where else “tsel” appears- of his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- he hid meהֶחְבִּיאָhechbia
hide
Hide oneself.
Where else “hechbia” appears- a polishedבָּרוּרbarur
sharpen
To hone an arrow.
Where else “barur” appears- arrowחֵץchets
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chets” appears- in his quiverאַשְׁפָּתashpat
quiver
A quiver: the case in which arrows are carried.
Where else “ashpat” appears- he concealed meהִסְתִּירָhistira
hide
To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.
Where else “histira” appears
The context
1Listen to me, coastlands, and pay attention, peoples from afar: YHWH called me from the womb; from the inward parts of my mother he made mention of my name.
2 · This verse (above)
3And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will glorify myself.”