Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #291619

OSHB Isa 28:16 יִקְרַת (yiqrat) Strongs=3368 Lemma=‘יִקְרָה’^*
contextual word gloss=‘of_preciousness_of’ word gloss=‘precious_of’
Morphology=Ncfsc PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-725 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Isaiah

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Only use of identical word form ‘יִקְרַת’ (Morphology=Ncfsc PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘יִקְרַת’ (Morphology=Ncfsc PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=construct) is always and only glossed as ‘of_preciousness_of’.

ISA 28:16 contextual word gloss=‘of_preciousness_of’ word gloss=‘precious_of’ OSHB ISA 28:16 word 13

OET-LV: 16 for_so/thus/hence thus my_master he _says YHWH here_I he _has _laid in_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) a _stone a _stone _of testing a _corner _of preciousness _of a _foundation founded the_one_who_trusts not he _will _make _haste. (ISA_28:16)

OET-RV: 16 Therefore, my master Yahweh says:
⇔ Look, I’ve put a foundation stone in place in Tsiyyon—one that’s been tested.
⇔ It’s a valuable cornerstone—a reliable foundation.
⇔ Anyone who trusts in it won’t have to rush away. (ISA 28:16)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘יִקְרַת’ in the Hebrew originals.