Isaiah 7:2

“And it was told to the house of David, saying, “Aram has settled on Ephraim.” And his heart and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.”

Isaiah 7:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 7:2, word by word

And it was toldיֻּגַּדyugad

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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to the houseבֵיתvet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Aramאֲרָםaram

Aram

Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.

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has settledנָחָהnacha

rest

To stay still and settle in a place.

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on Ephraimאֶפְרָיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

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And his heartלְבָבlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

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of his peopleעַמּam

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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shookיָּנַעyana

stagger

To shake, tremble, totter.

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the treesעֲצֵיatse

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

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of the forestיַעַרyaar

forest

Land covered with trees, where many grow together.

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beforeפְּנֵיpene

before

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

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the windרוּחַruach

wind

Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.

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The context

1It happened in the days of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Aram went up, and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but he could not fight against it.

2 · This verse (above)

3And YHWH said to Isaiah, “Go out, please, to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-jashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the Launderer’s Field,

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