Isaiah
Isaiah 7:8
8For the head of Aram is Damascus,
and the head of Damascus is Rezin.
Within sixty-five years
Ephraim will be shattered as a people.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the head | רֹ֤אשׁ | rōš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| of Aram | אֲרָם֙ | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| is Damascus | דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק | dam·me·śeq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
| the head | וְרֹ֥אשׁ | wə·rōš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| of Damascus | דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק | dam·me·śeq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
| is Rezin | רְצִ֑ין | rə·ṣîn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7526 Retsin |
| Within | וּבְע֗וֹד | ū·ḇə·‘ō·wḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| sixty-five | שִׁשִּׁ֤ים | šiš·šîm | Number - common plural | H8346 sixty |
| years | שָׁנָ֔ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| Ephraim | אֶפְרַ֖יִם | ’ep̄·ra·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| will be shattered | יֵחַ֥ת | yê·ḥaṯ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2865 be shattered, dismayed |
| as a people | מֵעָֽם׃ | mê·‘ām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.