Commentary for Isaiah 51:9
עוּרִ֨י עוּרִ֤י לִבְשִׁי־עֹז֙ זְר֣וֹעַ יְהוָ֔ה ע֚וּרִי כִּ֣ימֵי קֶ֔דֶם דֹּר֖וֹת עוֹלָמִ֑ים הֲל֥וֹא אַתְּ־הִ֛יא הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת רַ֖הַב מְחוֹלֶ֥לֶת תַּנִּֽין׃
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; Awake, as in the days of old, The generations of ancient times. Art thou not it that hewed Rahab in pieces, That pierced the dragon?
Rashi on Isaiah
Awaken, awaken This is the prophet’s prayer.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
עורי Awake. The accent is on the last syllable; there are many instances of this exception.9According to the rules of accentuation in Hebrew, the accent should be on the first syllable. See I. E. on 3:26, note 25.
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Rashi on Isaiah
Rahab [lit. pride.] Egypt, about whom it is written (supra 30:7): “They are haughty (רַהַב), idlers.”
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