Hebrew Form Guide

וַעֲוֺנֹתָ֖ם (wa·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯām) in Isaiah 53:11: Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural

וַעֲוֺנֹתָ֖ם (wa·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯām) in Isaiah 53:11

Source Word

וַעֲוֺנֹתָ֖םwa·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯāmConjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural

At Isaiah 53:11, the Isaiah 53:11 source token וַעֲוֺנֹתָ֖ם is H5771, Conj-w | N-cpc | 3mp. The H5771 Isaiah 53:11 BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

Their iniquities directly represents the construct plural plus suffix and keeps the object prominent before the bearing verb. The Servant's justifying work is joined to His bearing the iniquities of the many, locating their guilt on the side of what He carries rather than what they repair.

How To Communicate It

Follow the word order without losing the clause: their iniquities is brought forward, then the pronoun He and the verb bear identify the Servant's action.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not derive the entire doctrine of atonement from a plural suffix, and do not detach the bearing from the righteous Servant and the many in this verse.
  • The suffix supplies a plural possessor, while the preceding many gives the most immediate discourse antecedent.
  • Read their iniquities within Isaiah 53:11 as the H5771 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.

What Does The Label Mean?

Profile

Hebrew-nominal

Part of Speech

Noun

Form Label

Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural

Stem

Not applicable

Aspect

Not applicable

Person

Not applicable

Gender

Common

Number

Plural

State

Construct

Attached Prefixes

Waw conjunction

Suffix

Third person Masculine Plural

Aspect Note

This noun does not encode tense or aspect; its force comes from possession, plurality, coordination, and its object relation to bear.

Verse Role

The conjunctive prefix joins the line, while the construct plural with a third masculine plural suffix forms the fronted object their iniquities.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

The following verb he will bear, with the object phrase placed before its subject and predicate

Governed By

The closing assertion of Isaiah 53:11 after the Servant justifies many

Role In The Phrase

The waw links the assertion, the construct plural noun names iniquities, and the third masculine plural suffix identifies those whose guilt the Servant bears.

What It Is Not Doing

Plural morphology does not quantify individual sins, and the suffix alone does not identify its antecedent without the many named in the clause.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: The Servant's justifying work is joined to His bearing the iniquities of the many, locating their guilt on the side of what He carries rather than what they repair.

Syntax Profile

The conjunctive prefix joins the line, while the construct plural with a third masculine plural suffix forms the fronted object their iniquities.. The waw links the assertion, the construct plural noun names iniquities, and the third masculine plural suffix identifies those whose guilt the Servant bears.. Attached to the following verb he will bear, with the object phrase placed before its subject and predicate. Governed by the closing assertion of Isaiah 53:11 after the Servant justifies many. Plural morphology does not quantify individual sins, and the suffix alone does not identify its antecedent without the many named in the clause.

Reader Question

Whose iniquities are brought forward as the object of the Servant's bearing? The third masculine plural suffix points to the many just mentioned, whose iniquities the Servant will bear.

Translation Effect

Direct: Their iniquities directly represents the construct plural plus suffix and keeps the object prominent before the bearing verb.

Where Caution Is Needed

The suffix supplies a plural possessor, while the preceding many gives the most immediate discourse antecedent. Plural iniquities may gather guilt corporately without specifying the number or kind of every offense.

Fallacies To Avoid

Plural suffix proves a numerical theory: Number marks the possessed noun and its plural referents but does not count offenses or define atonement mechanics. fronted object becomes the acting subject: Word order gives prominence to their iniquities; the explicit He remains the subject of bear. morphology replaces literary context: The H5771 form clarifies the their iniquities relation in Isaiah 53:11; the surrounding passage establishes its scope.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

At Isaiah 53:11, the Isaiah 53:11 source token וַעֲוֺנֹתָ֖ם is H5771, Conj-w | N-cpc | 3mp. The H5771 Isaiah 53:11 BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

Lexical Identity

עָוֺן is the lemma behind their iniquities here. Within Isaiah 53:11, H5771 retains this exact lexical identity.

Grammar In Context

The conjunctive prefix joins the line, while the construct plural with a third masculine plural suffix forms the fronted object their iniquities.

Passage Meaning

The Servant's justifying work is joined to His bearing the iniquities of the many, locating their guilt on the side of what He carries rather than what they repair.

Canonical Fit

The statement stands within Isaiah 53's sustained account of the Servant suffering for others and contributes to later biblical language about Christ bearing sins.

Communication Use

Follow the word order without losing the clause: their iniquities is brought forward, then the pronoun He and the verb bear identify the Servant's action.

Do Not Derive

Do not derive the entire doctrine of atonement from a plural suffix, and do not detach the bearing from the righteous Servant and the many in this verse.