Isaiah 49:16 Go deeper

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. (KJV)

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הֵ֥ןhenhere!

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Isaiah 49:16 word 1

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 49:16 word 2

כַּפַּ֖יִםka.Pa.yimpalms of hands

Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: palm

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Isaiah 49:16 word 3

חַקֹּתִ֑יךְcha.ko.TikhI have inscribed you

Lemma: חָקַק (cha.qaq) · Strong's: H2710

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to decree

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Numbers 21:18, Deuteronomy 33:21, Judges 5:9, Judges 5:14, Job 19:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2710; TAHOT Isaiah 49:16 word 4

חוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhwalls your

Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: wall

Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Isaiah 49:16 word 5

נֶגְדִּ֖יneg.Di[are] before me

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Isaiah 49:16 word 6

תָּמִֽיד\׃ta.Midcontinually

Lemma: תָּמִיד (ta.mid) · Strong's: H8548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: continually

Used 104 times. Also: Exodus 25:30, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 28:30, Exodus 28:38, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8548; TAHOT Isaiah 49:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Behold	→	הֵן H2005 look!
I have inscribed you	→	חָקַק H2710 to decree
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the palms of My hands	→	כַּף H3709G palm
your walls	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall
are ever	→	תָּמִיד H8548 continually
before Me	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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