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They hatchבִּקֵּעוּcobraצִפְעוֹנִיeggs,בֵּיצֵיand they weaveוְ יֶאֱרֹגוּspiderעַכָּבִישׁwebs;קוּרֵיwhoever eatsהָאֹכֵלof their eggsמִבֵּיצֵיהֶםdies,יָמוּתand the crushed eggוְהַזּוּרֶהbreaks open intoתִּבָּקַעa viper.אֶפְעֶה
Isaiah 59:5
Study it in the app“They hatch cobra eggs, and they weave spider webs; whoever eats of their eggs dies, and the crushed egg breaks open into a viper.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 59:5, word by word
- They hatchבִּקֵּעוּbikeu
rip open
To rip a body or a thing violently to pieces.
Where else “bikeu” appears- cobraצִפְעוֹנִיtsifoni
viper
A viper, a poisonous snake.
Where else “tsifoni” appears- eggsבֵּיצֵיbetse
egg
Egg.
Where else “betse” appears- and they weaveיֶאֱרֹגוּyeerogu
weave; weaver
Weave; weaver.
Where else “yeerogu” appears- spiderעַכָּבִישׁakavish
spider
A spider.
Where else “akavish” appears- websקוּרֵיkure
web
A web, as of a spider; woven threads.
Where else “kure” appears- whoever eatsאֹכֵלochel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochel” appears- diesיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears- and the crushed eggזּוּרֶהzure
crushed
Crushed, trodden on.
Where else “zure” appears- a viperאֶפְעֶהefe
viper
An asp or another poisonous snake.
Where else “efe” appears
The context
4There is no one who calls with righteousness, and no one who pleads his case with faithfulness; they trust in emptiness and speak falsehood; they conceive suffering and give birth to wickedness.
5 · This verse (above)
6Their webs will not become clothing, and they will not cover themselves with their works; their works are works of wickedness, and the deed of violence is in their palms.