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And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat a manאִישׁwill keep aliveיְחַיֶּהa heiferעֶגְלַתof the herdבָּקָרand twoוּשְׁתֵּיsheep.צֹאן
Isaiah 7:21
Study it in the app“And it will happen on that day that a man will keep alive a heifer of the herd and two sheep.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 7:21, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- that a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- will keep aliveיְחַיֶּהyechaye
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “yechaye” appears- a heiferעֶגְלַתeglat
heifer
A young cow.
Where else “eglat” appears- of the herdבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- and twoשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears
The context
20On that day Adonai will shave with a hired razor from beyond the River, with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet, and it will also sweep away the beard.
21 · This verse (above)
22And it will happen that from the abundance of milk produced he will eat butter; for butter and honey will be eaten by everyone who is left in the midst of the land.