Hebrew Form Guide

עֲוֺ֥ן (‘ă·wōn) in Isaiah 53:6: Noun - common singular construct

עֲוֺ֥ן (‘ă·wōn) in Isaiah 53:6

Source Word

עֲוֺ֥ן‘ă·wōnNoun - common singular construct

At Isaiah 53:6, the source token עֲוֺ֥ן is H5771, N-csc. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

The iniquity of us all unfolds the construct relation and preserves both singular burden and collective ownership. Every speaker confesses personal wandering, yet the Lord gathers their iniquity into one burden laid upon the Servant.

How To Communicate It

Trace the movement from each one and his own way to the collective iniquity of us all laid upon him.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not say the construct chain makes the Servant a sinner or let collective language erase individual confession.
  • The singular noun can gather many acts into a collective burden without denying each person's responsibility.
  • Read the iniquity within Isaiah 53:6 as this H5771 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.

What Does The Label Mean?

Profile

Hebrew-nominal

Part of Speech

Noun

Form Label

Noun - common singular construct

Stem

Not applicable

Aspect

Not applicable

Person

Not applicable

Gender

Common

Number

Singular

State

Construct

Suffix

None

Aspect Note

This noun phrase identifies the transferred burden; the finite causative verb carries the laying action.

Verse Role

The common singular construct noun binds iniquity to the following collective possessor us all.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

The collective phrase of us all that identifies whose iniquity is laid on the Servant

Governed By

The Lord's action following the confession that every speaker has gone astray

Role In The Phrase

The singular construct noun heads the phrase the iniquity of us all as the burden the Lord causes to meet upon the Servant.

What It Is Not Doing

The construct form does not say the Servant committed the iniquity or collapse the many individual wanderings into his moral agency.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: Every speaker confesses personal wandering, yet the Lord gathers their iniquity into one burden laid upon the Servant.

Syntax Profile

The common singular construct noun binds iniquity to the following collective possessor us all.. The singular construct noun heads the phrase the iniquity of us all as the burden the Lord causes to meet upon the Servant.. Attached to the collective phrase of us all that identifies whose iniquity is laid on the Servant. Governed by the Lord's action following the confession that every speaker has gone astray. The construct form does not say the Servant committed the iniquity or collapse the many individual wanderings into his moral agency.

Reader Question

Whose iniquity is laid upon the Servant? The construct phrase identifies it as the iniquity of all the confessing wanderers, not wrongdoing committed by the Servant.

Translation Effect

Direct: The iniquity of us all unfolds the construct relation and preserves both singular burden and collective ownership.

Where Caution Is Needed

The singular noun can gather many acts into a collective burden without denying each person's responsibility. The verb laid upon carries the transfer action; construct morphology identifies ownership but does not explain the full mechanism.

Fallacies To Avoid

Burden-bearing makes the Servant morally guilty: The poem distinguishes the people who stray from the Servant on whom their iniquity is laid. collective noun removes individual accountability: Each one turns to his own way before the verse gathers the iniquity of all.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

At Isaiah 53:6, the source token עֲוֺ֥ן is H5771, N-csc. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

Lexical Identity

עָוֺן is the lemma behind the iniquity here. Within Isaiah 53:6, H5771 retains this exact lexical identity.

Grammar In Context

The common singular construct noun binds iniquity to the following collective possessor us all.

Passage Meaning

Every speaker confesses personal wandering, yet the Lord gathers their iniquity into one burden laid upon the Servant.

Canonical Fit

The song presents representative burden-bearing with moral distinction between sinners and Servant, while fuller atonement doctrine uses the whole canon.

Communication Use

Trace the movement from each one and his own way to the collective iniquity of us all laid upon him.

Do Not Derive

Do not say the construct chain makes the Servant a sinner or let collective language erase individual confession.