Hebrew Form Guide

יַצְדִּ֥יק (yaṣ·dîq) in Isaiah 53:11: Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

יַצְדִּ֥יק (yaṣ·dîq) in Isaiah 53:11

Source Word

יַצְדִּ֥יקyaṣ·dîqVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

At Isaiah 53:11, the source token יַצְדִּ֥יק is H6663, V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

Will justify directly conveys the Hifil causative force and the imperfect's forward-looking promise. The Servant emerges from anguish satisfied, justifies many, and bears their iniquities, so his vindicating work and costly burden belong together.

How To Communicate It

Teach the causative force alongside the explicit subject and object: the Servant acts, and the many receive the benefit.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not make the Hifil stem alone settle a complete doctrine of justification or erase the verse's bearing-of-iniquity context.
  • The expression by His knowledge may describe the Servant's knowledge or knowledge of him; this verb form does not decide that question.
  • Read will justify within Isaiah 53:11 as this H6663 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.

What Does The Label Mean?

Profile

Hebrew-verb

Part of Speech

Verb

Form Label

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Stem

Hifil

Aspect

Imperf

Person

Third

Gender

Masculine

Number

Singular

State

Not applicable

Suffix

None

Aspect Note

The imperfect points forward from the Servant's anguish to the promised justifying action; it is not a timeless dictionary statement.

Verse Role

The Hifil gives the verb a causative force, and the third masculine singular subject is the righteous Servant named in the clause.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

The righteous Servant as the one acting upon the many

Governed By

The promise that follows the Servant's anguish, sight, and satisfaction

Role In The Phrase

The Hifil imperfect presents the Servant's future work of bringing the many into a justified standing.

What It Is Not Doing

The causative stem does not by itself define every dimension of justification or detach the promise from the Servant bearing iniquities.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: The Servant emerges from anguish satisfied, justifies many, and bears their iniquities, so his vindicating work and costly burden belong together.

Syntax Profile

The Hifil gives the verb a causative force, and the third masculine singular subject is the righteous Servant named in the clause.. The Hifil imperfect presents the Servant's future work of bringing the many into a justified standing.. Attached to the righteous Servant as the one acting upon the many. Governed by the promise that follows the Servant's anguish, sight, and satisfaction. The causative stem does not by itself define every dimension of justification or detach the promise from the Servant bearing iniquities.

Reader Question

What does will justify tell us about the Servant's action toward the many? It presents the righteous Servant as the effective agent who brings the many into a justified standing after his anguish.

Translation Effect

Direct: Will justify directly conveys the Hifil causative force and the imperfect's forward-looking promise.

Where Caution Is Needed

The expression by His knowledge may describe the Servant's knowledge or knowledge of him; this verb form does not decide that question. Justify has forensic force in context, but morphology alone does not specify every means by which the result is secured.

Fallacies To Avoid

Causative stem equals a complete theology: The Hifil identifies effective action in this clause; the whole passage and wider canon govern doctrinal synthesis. future form means uncertain outcome: The prophetic imperfect presents promised action, not doubt about whether the Servant can accomplish it.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

At Isaiah 53:11, the source token יַצְדִּ֥יק is H6663, V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

Lexical Identity

צָדַק is the lemma behind will justify here. Within Isaiah 53:11, H6663 retains this exact lexical identity.

Grammar In Context

The Hifil gives the verb a causative force, and the third masculine singular subject is the righteous Servant named in the clause.

Passage Meaning

The Servant emerges from anguish satisfied, justifies many, and bears their iniquities, so his vindicating work and costly burden belong together.

Canonical Fit

The verse grounds the many's right standing in the righteous Servant's work, while the wider canon must supply any fuller account of its accomplishment.

Communication Use

Teach the causative force alongside the explicit subject and object: the Servant acts, and the many receive the benefit.

Do Not Derive

Do not make the Hifil stem alone settle a complete doctrine of justification or erase the verse's bearing-of-iniquity context.