Zechariah 1:13 Go deeper
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And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answered
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Zechariah 1:13 word 1
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Zechariah 1:13 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Zechariah 1:13 word 3
הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'Akhthe angel
Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: messenger: angel
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 16:7, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 16:11, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4397H; TAHOT Zechariah 1:13 word 4
הַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.Verwho was speaking
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Zechariah 1:13 word 5
דְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.Rimwords
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Zechariah 1:13 word 6
טוֹבִ֑יםto.Vimgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Zechariah 1:13 word 7
דְּבָרִ֖יםde.va.Rimwords
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Zechariah 1:13 word 8
נִחֻמִֽים\׃ni.chu.Mimcomfort<s>
Lemma: נִחוּם (ni.chum) · Strong's: H5150
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: comfort
Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 57:18, Hosea 11:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5150; TAHOT Zechariah 1:13 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| spoke | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| kind | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| and comforting | → | נִחוּם H5150 comfort |
| words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| to the angel | → | מַלְאָךְ H4397H messenger: angel |
| who was speaking | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| with me | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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