Isaiah
Isaiah 8:2
2And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses— Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I will appoint | וְאָעִ֣ידָה | wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again |
| for Myself | לִּ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| trustworthy | נֶאֱמָנִ֑ים | ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H539 confirm, support |
| witnesses | עֵדִ֖ים | ‘ê·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5707 witness |
| Uriah | אוּרִיָּ֣ה | ’ū·rî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H223 Urijah |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| and Zechariah | זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ | zə·ḵar·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2148 Zecarjah |
| son | בֶּ֥ן | ben | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jeberekiah | יְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ | yə·ḇe·reḵ·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3000 Jeberekjah |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.