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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Isaiah 40:19 - Image
Isaiah 40:19 - The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The workman | H2796 | חָרָשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a fabricator of any material |
| melteth | H5258 | נָסַךְ |
[Verb] to pour {out} especially a {libation} or to cast (metal); by analogy to anoint a king |
| a graven image | H6459 | פֶּסֶל |
[Noun Masculine] an idol |
| and the goldsmith | H6884 | צָרַף |
[Verb] to fuse ({metal}) that {is} refine (literally or figuratively) |
| spreadeth it over | H7554 | רָקַע |
[Verb] to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication to overlay (with thin sheets of metal) |
| with gold | H2091 | זָהָב |
[Noun Masculine] gold; figuratively something gold colored (that {is} {yellow }) as {oil} a clear sky |
| and casteth | H6884 | צָרַף |
[Verb] to fuse ({metal}) that {is} refine (literally or figuratively) |
| silver | H3701 | כֶּסֶף |
[Noun Masculine] silver (from its pale color); by implication money |
| chains | H7577 | רְתֻקָה |
[Noun Feminine] something {fastened} that {is} a chain |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.