Isaiah 57:19

בֹּורֵ֖א נוב שְׂפָתָ֑יִם שָׁלֹ֨ום שָׁלֹ֜ום לָרָחֹ֧וק וְלַקָּרֹ֛וב אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה וּרְפָאתִֽיו׃

Creator of the fruit of the lips: “Peace, peace to the far and to the near,” says YHWH, “and I will heal him.”

Morphology

1. בֹּורֵא (boreʾ) – Root: ברא (baraʾ); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “Creator”; Notes: Refers to YHWH as the one who brings into being.
2. נוב (nuv) – Root: נוב (nuv); Form: Noun masculine singular (or possibly infinitive); Translation: “fruit” or “utterance”; Notes: A rare form; poetic expression for that which flows from the lips.
3. שְׂפָתָיִם (sefatayim) – Root: שׂפה (safah); Form: Dual noun feminine (construct); Translation: “of the lips”; Notes: Refers to speech or praise.
4. שָׁלֹום שָׁלֹום (shalom shalom) – Root: שׁלם (shalam); Form: Noun masculine singular, repeated; Translation: “Peace, peace”; Notes: Repetition intensifies emphasis—comprehensive or abundant peace.
5. לָרָחֹוק (la-raḥoq) – Root: רחק (raḥoq); Form: Preposition לְ + adjective/noun masculine singular; Translation: “to the far”; Notes: Refers to those distant physically or spiritually.
6. וְלַקָּרֹוב (ve-laqqarov) – Root: קרב (qarov); Form: Conjunction + preposition לְ + adjective/noun masculine singular; Translation: “and to the near”; Notes: Paired with “far” to show universality of peace.
7. אָמַר (ʾamar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “says”; Notes: Introduces divine speech.
8. יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: Divine Name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, covenant name of God.
9. וּרְפָאתִיו (u-refaʾtiv) – Root: רפא (raphaʾ); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and I will heal him”; Notes: Final assurance of divine mercy and restoration.