Isaiah

Isaiah 8:1

¹Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary^a stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.^b

Footnotes

a 8:1 Hebrew with a man’s
b 8:1 Maher-shalal-hash-baz means The spoil speeds, the prey hastens or Swift to plunder, quick to carry away; also in verse 3.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Take	קַח־	qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
a large	גָּד֑וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
scroll	גִּלָּי֣וֹן	gil·lā·yō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1549 table, tablet
and write	וּכְתֹ֤ב	ū·ḵə·ṯōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3789 write
on	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
it with an ordinary	אֱנ֔וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
stylus	בְּחֶ֣רֶט	bə·ḥe·reṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2747 graving-tool, stylus
Maher-shalal-hash-baz	לְמַהֵ֥ר	lə·ma·hêr	Preposition	H4122 Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.