Hebrew Form Guide

שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙ (šə·lō·w·mê·nū) in Isaiah 53:5: Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural

שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙ (šə·lō·w·mê·nū) in Isaiah 53:5

Source Word

שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙šə·lō·w·mê·nūNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural

At Isaiah 53:5, the source token שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙ is H7965, N-msc | 1cp. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

Us in the English clause represents the first common plural suffix attached to the Hebrew noun for peace or wholeness. The speakers confess a striking exchange: the Servant receives punishment, while they receive peace and healing.

How To Communicate It

Emphasize the attached our before expanding peace beyond absence of conflict to restored well-being under God.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not turn the first-person plural suffix into automatic universal inclusion or reduce biblical peace to emotional calm.
  • The noun can express welfare, wholeness, or peace; the punishment-and-healing parallel supports restored well-being rather than mere tranquility.
  • Read that brought us peace within Isaiah 53:5 as this H7965 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.

What Does The Label Mean?

Profile

Hebrew-nominal

Part of Speech

Noun

Form Label

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural

Stem

Not applicable

Aspect

Not applicable

Person

Not applicable

Gender

Masculine

Number

Singular

State

Construct

Suffix

1Cp

Aspect Note

This possessed noun identifies the beneficiary and result; the surrounding clauses supply the action and its completed perspective.

Verse Role

The masculine singular construct noun carries a first common plural suffix, binding peace directly to the speakers as our peace.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

The punishment resting upon the Servant and producing peace for us

Governed By

The confession that his wounding and crushing relate to our rebellion and guilt

Role In The Phrase

The construct noun with first common plural suffix names the wholeness belonging to us as the benefit associated with his punishment.

What It Is Not Doing

Peace is not reduced to a private feeling, and the suffix does not erase the need to identify the confessing community in context.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: The speakers confess a striking exchange: the Servant receives punishment, while they receive peace and healing.

Syntax Profile

The masculine singular construct noun carries a first common plural suffix, binding peace directly to the speakers as our peace.. The construct noun with first common plural suffix names the wholeness belonging to us as the benefit associated with his punishment.. Attached to the punishment resting upon the Servant and producing peace for us. Governed by the confession that his wounding and crushing relate to our rebellion and guilt. Peace is not reduced to a private feeling, and the suffix does not erase the need to identify the confessing community in context.

Reader Question

What difference does the suffix make in the phrase that brought us peace? It marks the peace as the confessing community's received benefit while the punishment rests on the Servant.

Translation Effect

Direct: Us in the English clause represents the first common plural suffix attached to the Hebrew noun for peace or wholeness.

Where Caution Is Needed

The noun can express welfare, wholeness, or peace; the punishment-and-healing parallel supports restored well-being rather than mere tranquility. The pronoun us is textually clear, while the community's full identity must be traced through the song and its canonical use.

Fallacies To Avoid

Possessive suffix proves universal application: The suffix identifies the speakers' benefit; broader inclusion claims require contextual and canonical argument. peace means only inner calm: The Hebrew noun carries a fuller wholeness that fits reconciliation and healing in the surrounding lines.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

At Isaiah 53:5, the source token שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙ is H7965, N-msc | 1cp. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

Lexical Identity

שָׁלוֹם is the lemma behind that brought us peace here. Within Isaiah 53:5, H7965 retains this exact lexical identity.

Grammar In Context

The masculine singular construct noun carries a first common plural suffix, binding peace directly to the speakers as our peace.

Passage Meaning

The speakers confess a striking exchange: the Servant receives punishment, while they receive peace and healing.

Canonical Fit

The song presents reconciliation and wholeness as costly gifts bound to the Servant's suffering, while wider Scripture unfolds their full reach.

Communication Use

Emphasize the attached our before expanding peace beyond absence of conflict to restored well-being under God.

Do Not Derive

Do not turn the first-person plural suffix into automatic universal inclusion or reduce biblical peace to emotional calm.