Isaiah 9:1
Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַךְ
ʼak
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
מוּעָף
mûwʻâph
properly, covered, i.e. dark; abstractly, obscurity, i.e. distress
רְעוּת
rᵉʻûwth
a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after
רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwn
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
עָנָה
ʻânâh
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
זְבוּלוּן
Zᵉbûwlûwn
Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
נַפְתָּלִי
Naphtâlîy
Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
חוּל
chûwl
properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fig...
עָנָה
ʻânâh
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
יָם
yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif...
עֵבֶר
ʻêber
properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning ...
יַרְדֵּן
Yardên
Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
גָּלִיל
Gâlîyl
Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine
גּוֹי
gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Key Terms in This Verse
מוּעָף mûwʻâph
properly, covered, i.e. dark; abstractly, obscurity, i.e. distress
Study H4155 →חוּל chûwl
properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
Study H2342 →עָנָה ʻânâh
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
Study H6031 →זְבוּלוּן Zᵉbûwlûwn
Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
Study H2074 →נַפְתָּלִי Naphtâlîy
Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Study H5321 →עָנָה ʻânâh
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
Study H6031 →עֵבֶר ʻêber
properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
Study H5676 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →Cross References
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and c...
And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half trib...
And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
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