Zechariah 11:3 Go deeper
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There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. (KJV)
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ק֚וֹלKol[the] sound of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice: sound
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 1
יִֽלְלַ֣תyi.Lat[the] wailing of
Lemma: יְלָלָה (ye.la.lah) · Strong's: H3215
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wailing
Used 5 times. Also: Isaiah 15:8, Jeremiah 25:36, Zephaniah 1:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3215; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 2
הָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'Imthe shepherds
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 3
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 4
שֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.Dahit has been devastated
Lemma: שָׁדַד (sha.dad) · Strong's: H7703
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVPp3fs)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 56 times. Also: Judges 5:27, Job 12:6, Job 15:21, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 137:8, Proverbs 19:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7703; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 5
אַדַּרְתָּ֑ם'a.dar.Tamsplendor their
Lemma: אַדֶּ֫רֶת (ad.de.ret) · Strong's: H0155
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: clothing
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Joshua 7:21, Joshua 7:24, 1 Kings 19:13, 1 Kings 19:19, 2 Kings 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0155; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 6
ק֚וֹלKol[the] sound of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice: sound
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 7
שַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.Gat[the] roaring of
Lemma: שְׁאָגָה (she.a.gah) · Strong's: H7581
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: roaring
Used 7 times. Also: Job 3:24, Job 4:10, Psalms 22:1, Psalms 32:3, Isaiah 5:29, Ezekiel 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7581; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 8
כְּפִירִ֔יםke.fi.Rimyoung lions
Lemma: כְּפִיר (ke.phir) · Strong's: H3715A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: lion
Used 31 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 4:10, Job 38:39, Psalms 17:12, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 35:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3715A; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 9
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 10
שֻׁדַּ֖דshu.Dadit has been devastated
Lemma: שָׁדַד (sha.dad) · Strong's: H7703
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPp3ms)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 56 times. Also: Judges 5:27, Job 12:6, Job 15:21, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 137:8, Proverbs 19:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7703; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 11
גְּא֥וֹןge.'on[the] thicket[s] of
Lemma: גָּאוֹן (ga.on) · Strong's: H1347
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: pride
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Leviticus 26:19, Job 35:12, Job 37:4, Job 38:11, Job 40:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1347; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 12
הַיַּרְדֵּֽן\׃\ \סhai.yar.Denthe Jordan
Lemma: יַרְדֵּן (yar.den) · Strong's: H3383
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jordan
Used 181 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Numbers 13:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3383; TAHOT Zechariah 11:3 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Listen to | → | קוֹל H6963H voice: sound |
| the wailing | → | יְלָלָה H3215 wailing |
| of the shepherds | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| their glory | → | אַדֶּ֫רֶת H0155 clothing |
| . . . | → | קוֹל H6963H voice: sound |
| is in ruins | → | שָׁדַד H7703 to ruin |
| Listen to the roaring | → | שְׁאָגָה H7581 roaring |
| of the young lions | → | כְּפִיר H3715A lion |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the thickets | → | גָּאוֹן H1347 pride |
| of the Jordan | → | יַרְדֵּן H3383 Jordan |
| are destroyed | → | שָׁדַד H7703 to ruin |
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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