Isaiah 53:2

“And he grew up like a young shoot before him, and like a root from a dry land; he had no form nor majesty that we should look at him, nor appearance that we should desire him.”

Isaiah 53:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 53:2, word by word

And he grew upיַּעַלyaal

rise

To rise: the sun, the smoke.

Where else “yaal” appears
like a young shootיּוֹנֵקyonek

young shoot

A young shoot, a tender sprout coming from the root.

Where else “yonek” appears
before himפָנָיfanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fanay” appears
and like a rootשֹּׁרֶשׁshoresh

root

The part of a plant under the ground that holds it up and feeds it.

Where else “shoresh” appears
a dryצִיָּהtsiya

drought, dry land

Dryness; dry land, desert.

Where else “tsiya” appears
landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
formתֹאַרtoar

form

Form, figure, the shape of the body; appearance.

Where else “toar” appears
majestyהָדָרhadar

splendor, beauty

Splendor, beauty, majesty.

Where else “hadar” appears
that we should look at himנִרְאֵnire

realize

To realize: "he saw that it was good".

Where else “nire” appears
appearanceמַרְאֶהmare

appearance

The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.

Where else “mare” appears
that we should desire himנֶחְמְדֵnechmde

covet

To desire something strongly, especially what belongs to another.

Where else “nechmde” appears

The context

1Who has believed our message? And the arm of YHWH, upon whom has it been revealed?

2 · This verse (above)

3Despised and rejected by men, a man of pains and acquainted with sickness; and like one from whom the face is hidden, despised, and we did not esteem him.

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