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isaiah_8:17

Isaiah 8:17

Hebrew
וְחִכִּ֨יתִי֙ לַיהוָ֔הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
הַמַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנָ֖יו מִבֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי לֽוֹ
ESV
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.
NIV
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.
NLT
I will wait for the LORD, who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my hope in him.
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐρεῖ μενῶ τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
θεὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἀποστρέψαντα τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πρόσωπον αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἀπὸ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
οἴκου Ιακωβ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
πεποιθὼς ἔσομαιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἐπ αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isaiah 8:16 ← Isaiah 8:17 → Isaiah 8:18

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