Isaiah 61:4
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בָּנָה
bânâh
to build (literally and figuratively)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
חׇרְבָּה
chorbâh
properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwn
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
חׇרְבָּה
chorbâh
properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
חָרַב
chârab
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
חׇרְבָּה
chorbâh
properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
דּוֹר
dôwr
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Key Terms in This Verse
חׇרְבָּה chorbâh
properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
Study H2723 →חׇרְבָּה chorbâh
properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
Study H2723 →עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →חָרַב chârab
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
Study H2717 →דּוֹר dôwr
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Study H1755 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
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