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So YHWHוַ יְהוָהcut offיַּכְרֵתfrom Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵלheadרֹאשׁand tail,וְזָנָבpalm branchכִּפָּהand reed,וְאַגְמוֹןin oneאֶחָדday.יוֹם
Isaiah 9:14
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Isaiah 9:14, word by word
- So YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- cut offיַּכְרֵתyachret
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “yachret” appears- from Israelיִּשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- and tailזָנָבzanav
tail
An animal's hindmost part, or the lowest place.
Where else “zanav” appears- palm branchכִּפָּהkipa
palm branch, branch
A branch, especially of a palm tree.
Where else “kipa” appears- and reedאַגְמוֹןagmon
rush, rope of rushes
A rush; also a rope made of rushes.
Where else “agmon” appears- in oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
13But the people did not turn back to the one who struck them, and YHWH Tsevaot they did not seek.
14 · This verse (above)
15The elder and the dignitary, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.