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Lookהַבִּיטוּto Abrahamאֶל אַבְרָהָםyour father,אֲבִיכֶםand to Sarahוְאֶל שָׂרָהwho gave birth to you;תְּחוֹלֶלְכֶםforכִּיwhen he was oneאֶחָדI called him,קְרָאתִיוand I blessed himוַאֲבָרְכֵהוּand multiplied him.”וְאַרְבֵּהוּ
Isaiah 51:2
Study it in the app“Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave birth to you; for when he was one I called him, and I blessed him and multiplied him.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 51:2, word by word
- Lookהַבִּיטוּhabitu
look
Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.
Where else “habitu” appears- to Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- your fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and to Sarahשָׂרָהsara
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appears- who gave birth to youתְּחוֹלֶלְtecholel
give birth
To bring a child into the world, or come into the world.
Where else “techolel” appears- when he was oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- I called himקְרָאתִיkerati
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “kerati” appears- and I blessed himאֲבָרְכֵavarche
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “avarche” appears- and multiplied himאַרְבֵּarbe
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “arbe” appears
The context
1“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, who seek YHWH: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the hollow of the quarry from which you were dug.
2 · This verse (above)
3For YHWH will comfort Zion, he will comfort all her ruins; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her Arabah like the garden of YHWH; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of song.