The Meaning of Isaiah 38:9 Explained

Isaiah 38:9

KJV: The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:

YLT: A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah concerning his being sick, when he reviveth from his sickness:

Darby: The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:

ASV: The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The writing  of Hezekiah  king  of Judah,  when he had been sick,  and was recovered  of his sickness: 

What does Isaiah 38:9 Mean?

Verse Meaning

King Hezekiah wrote the following song after his illness and recovery. This verse is quite similar to the titles of many of the psalms.

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 38

1  Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened
8  The sun goes ten degrees backward, for a sign of that promise
9  His song of thanksgiving

What do the individual words in Isaiah 38:9 mean?

This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness
מִכְתָּ֖ב לְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־ יְהוּדָ֑ה בַּחֲלֹת֕וֹ וַיְחִ֖י מֵחָלְיֽוֹ

מִכְתָּ֖ב  This  is  the  writing 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִכְתָּב  
Sense: writing, thing written.
לְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ  of  Hezekiah 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חִזְקִיָּה 
Sense: 2th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices.
מֶֽלֶךְ־  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
יְהוּדָ֑ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
בַּחֲלֹת֕וֹ  when  he  had  been  sick 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חָלָה 
Sense: to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry.
וַיְחִ֖י  and  had  recovered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָיָה  
Sense: to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health.
מֵחָלְיֽוֹ  from  his  sickness 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֳלִי  
Sense: sickness.