Hebrew Form Guide

דַּכְּאוֹ֙ (dak·kə·’ōw) in Isaiah 53:10: Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular

דַּכְּאוֹ֙ (dak·kə·’ōw) in Isaiah 53:10

Source Word

דַּכְּאוֹ֙dak·kə·’ōwVerb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular

At Isaiah 53:10, the source token דַּכְּאוֹ֙ is H1792, V-Piel-Inf | 3ms. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

To crush Him directly represents the Piel infinitive and its third masculine singular object suffix. The Servant's devastating suffering belongs to a purpose that moves through guilt offering to offspring, prolonged days, and the Lord's prospering pleasure.

How To Communicate It

Name both the severity of crush and the infinitive's dependence on the will clause, then read forward to the promised fruitful outcome.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not use the Piel stem to depict God as delighting in pain or derive a complete Trinitarian account from the object suffix.
  • The opening clause is theologically weighty and syntactically compact; the positive outcome later in the verse governs how will and pleasure are heard.
  • Read to crush Him within Isaiah 53:10 as this H1792 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.

What Does The Label Mean?

Profile

Hebrew-verb

Part of Speech

Verb

Form Label

Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular

Stem

Piel

Aspect

Inf

Person

Not applicable

Gender

Not applicable

Number

Not applicable

State

Not applicable

Suffix

3Ms

Aspect Note

Infinitive form presents the crushing as the content of the will statement rather than locating it independently in time.

Verse Role

The Piel infinitive depends on the statement of the Lord's will, while its attached suffix points back to the masculine singular Servant.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

The Servant as the pronominal object of crushing

Governed By

The difficult declaration that the Lord willed the crushing within a purpose leading to life and prosperity

Role In The Phrase

The Piel infinitive names the intensive crushing action, and the third masculine singular suffix identifies the Servant as its object.

What It Is Not Doing

The form does not portray suffering as good in itself or make divine pleasure equivalent to cruelty.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: The Servant's devastating suffering belongs to a purpose that moves through guilt offering to offspring, prolonged days, and the Lord's prospering pleasure.

Syntax Profile

The Piel infinitive depends on the statement of the Lord's will, while its attached suffix points back to the masculine singular Servant.. The Piel infinitive names the intensive crushing action, and the third masculine singular suffix identifies the Servant as its object.. Attached to the Servant as the pronominal object of crushing. Governed by the difficult declaration that the Lord willed the crushing within a purpose leading to life and prosperity. The form does not portray suffering as good in itself or make divine pleasure equivalent to cruelty.

Reader Question

How can the verse connect the Lord's will with crushing the Servant? The infinitive places the crushing within a saving purpose whose stated outcome is offering, life, offspring, and prospering divine pleasure.

Translation Effect

Direct: To crush Him directly represents the Piel infinitive and its third masculine singular object suffix.

Where Caution Is Needed

The opening clause is theologically weighty and syntactically compact; the positive outcome later in the verse governs how will and pleasure are heard. Piel can intensify or factitively shape a verb, but stem labels alone do not measure the degree of physical suffering.

Fallacies To Avoid

Divine purpose equals delight in pain: The verse's pleasure prospers through the Servant's fruitful work, not through suffering treated as an end in itself. object suffix resolves Trinitarian relations: The suffix identifies the Servant as object; the wider canon is required for a full account of Father and Son.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

At Isaiah 53:10, the source token דַּכְּאוֹ֙ is H1792, V-Piel-Inf | 3ms. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

Lexical Identity

דָּכָא is the lemma behind to crush Him here. Within Isaiah 53:10, H1792 retains this exact lexical identity.

Grammar In Context

The Piel infinitive depends on the statement of the Lord's will, while its attached suffix points back to the masculine singular Servant.

Passage Meaning

The Servant's devastating suffering belongs to a purpose that moves through guilt offering to offspring, prolonged days, and the Lord's prospering pleasure.

Canonical Fit

God's saving purpose works through the Servant's willing self-offering, but readers must hold that purpose with the song's condemnation of human injustice.

Communication Use

Name both the severity of crush and the infinitive's dependence on the will clause, then read forward to the promised fruitful outcome.

Do Not Derive

Do not use the Piel stem to depict God as delighting in pain or derive a complete Trinitarian account from the object suffix.