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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Isaiah 38:21 - Isaiah
Isaiah 38:21 - For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Isaiah | H3470 | יְשַׁעְיָה |
[Proper Name Masculine] Jah has saved; {Jeshajah} the name of seven Israelites |
| had said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
| Let them take | H5375 | נָשָׂא |
[Verb] to {lift} in a great variety of {applications} literally and {figuratively} absolutely and relatively |
| a lump | H1690 | דְּבֵלָה |
[Noun Feminine] a cake of pressed figs |
| of figs | H8384 | תְּאֵן |
[Noun Feminine] perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig (tree or fruit) |
| and lay it for a plaister | H4799 | מָרַח |
[Verb] properly to soften by rubbing or pressure; hence (medicinally) to apply as an emollient |
| upon | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| the boil | H7822 | שְׁחִין |
[Noun Masculine] {inflammation} that {is} an ulcer |
| and he shall recover | H2421 | חָיָה |
[Verb] to {live} whether literally or figuratively; causatively to revive |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.