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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Isaiah 63:18 - Err
Isaiah 63:18 - The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
| of thy holiness | H6944 | קֹדֶשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a sacred place or thing; rarely abstractly sanctity |
| have possessed | H3423 | יָרַשׁ |
[Verb] to occupy (be driving out previous {tenants} and possessing in their place); by implication to {seize} to {rob} to inherit; also to {expel} to {impoverish} to ruin |
| it but a little while | H4705 | מִצְעָר |
[Noun Masculine] petty (in size or number); adverbially a short (time) |
| our adversaries | H6862 | צַר |
[Adjective] narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually {figuratively} that {is} trouble); also a pebble (as in H6864); (transitively) an opponent (as crowding) |
| have trodden down | H947 | בּוּס |
[Verb] to trample (literally or figuratively) |
| thy sanctuary | H4720 | מִקְדָּשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a consecrated thing or {place} especially a {palace} sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.