Isaiah 11:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָ֥יָה צֶ֖דֶק אֵז֣וֹר מָתְנָ֑יו וְהָאֱמוּנָ֖ה אֵז֥וֹר חֲלָצָֽיו׃

Transliteration

wə-hāyāh ṣedeq 'ēzôr motnāyw wə-hā'ĕmûnāh 'ēzôr ḥălāṣāyw

Grammar Details

*wə-hāyāh*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will be
*ṣedeq*: masculine singular noun - righteousness
*'ēzôr*: masculine singular construct - belt/girdle of
*motnāyw*: masculine dual noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his loins/waist
*wə-hā'ĕmûnāh*: conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the faithfulness
*ḥălāṣāyw*: masculine dual noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his loins/waist

Word Meanings

*ṣedeq*: righteousness/justice
*'ēzôr*: belt/girdle/waistband
*motnāyw*: loins/waist/hips
*'ĕmûnāh*: faithfulness/firmness/fidelity/steadfastness
*ḥălāṣāyw*: loins/waist (synonym of motnāyw)

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 25:1 : 1 O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, [even] counsels of old, in faithfulness [and] truth.
Eph 6:14 : 14 Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Heb 2:17 : 17 Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
1 Pet 4:1 : 1 Forasmuch then as Christ suffered {G5228} {G2257} in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
1 John 1:9 : 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Rev 1:13 : 13 and in the midst of the {G2033} candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle.
Rev 3:14 : 14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:
Isa 59:17 : 17 And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
Hos 2:20 : 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know Jehovah.
2 Cor 6:7 : 7 in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
Ps 93:1 : 1 Jehovah reigneth; He is clothed with majesty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith: The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.

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