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“Bricksלְבֵנִיםhave fallen,נָפָלוּbut with hewn stoneוְגָזִיתwe will build;נִבְנֶהsycamoresשִׁקְמִיםhave been cut down,גֻּדָּעוּbut cedarsוַאֲרָזִיםwe will put in their place.”נַחֲלִיף
Isaiah 9:10
Study it in the app““Bricks have fallen, but with hewn stone we will build; sycamores have been cut down, but cedars we will put in their place.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 9:10, word by word
- “Bricksלְבֵנִיםlevenim
brick
Brick of clay.
Where else “levenim” appears- have fallenנָפָלוּnafalu
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafalu” appears- but with hewn stoneגָזִיתgazit
cut stone
Hewn stone, cut square.
Where else “gazit” appears- we will buildנִבְנֶהnivne
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “nivne” appears- sycamoresשִׁקְמִיםshikmim
sycamore
Sycamore: a tree of the fig family, common in the lowlands of Israel, with cheap wood and poor fruit.
Where else “shikmim” appears- have been cut downגֻּדָּעוּgudau
cut down, hew
Cut down: fell a tree or a pole; also to cut off or break.
Where else “gudau” appears- but cedarsאֲרָזִיםarazim
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arazim” appears- we will put in their placeנַחֲלִיףnachalif
change
To swap something, or regain one's strength.
Where else “nachalif” appears
The context
9and the people knew it, all of them, Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, in arrogance and in greatness of heart, saying,
10 · This verse (above)
11So YHWH raised high the adversaries of Rezin against him, and his enemies he stirred up: