Isaiah
Isaiah 11:8
8The infant will play by the cobra’s den,
and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The infant | יוֹנֵ֖ק | yō·w·nêq | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3243 suck |
| will play | וְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥ע | wə·ši·‘ă·ša‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8173 be smeared over, blinded |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the cobra’s | פָּ֑תֶן | pā·ṯen | Noun - masculine singular | H6620 cobra |
| den | חֻ֣ר | ḥur | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2352 crevice, cell |
| and the toddler | גָּמ֖וּל | gā·mūl | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to |
| will reach | הָדָֽה׃ | hā·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1911 stretch out |
| into | וְעַל֙ | wə·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| the viper’s | צִפְעוֹנִ֔י | ṣip̄·‘ō·w·nî | Noun - masculine singular | H6848 viper, thrusting, hissing |
| nest | מְאוּרַ֣ת | mə·’ū·raṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3975 light-hole |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.