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AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהhas openedפָּתַחmy ear,לִי אֹזֶןand Iוְאָנֹכִיdid notלֹאrebel;מָרִיתִיI did notלֹאturnנְסוּגֹתִיback.אָחוֹר
Isaiah 50:5
Study it in the app“Adonai YHWH has opened my ear, and I did not rebel; I did not turn back.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 50:5, word by word
- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- has openedפָּתַחpatach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “patach” appears- my earאֹזֶןozen
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “ozen” appears- rebelמָרִיתִיmariti
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “mariti” appears- turnנְסוּגֹתִיnesugoti
turn back, draw back
To turn back, to draw back: to turn away from a path or from someone.
Where else “nesugoti” appears- backאָחוֹרachor
behind
The part behind something or someone, the side not seen from the front.
Where else “achor” appears
The context
4Adonai YHWH has given me a tongue of disciples, to know how to sustain the weary with a word; he wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear like disciples.
5 · This verse (above)
6My back I gave to those who struck, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; my face I did not hide from humiliations and spit.