Zechariah 11:8 Go deeper

Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. (KJV)

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וָאַכְחִ֛דva.'akh.Chidand I annihilated

Lemma: כָּחַד (ka.chad) · Strong's: H3582

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)

Meaning: to hide

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 47:18, Exodus 9:15, Exodus 23:23, Joshua 7:19, 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3582; TAHOT Zechariah 11:8 word 1

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 11:8 word 2

שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shet[the] three

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Zechariah 11:8 word 3

הָרֹעִ֖יםha.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 11:8 word 4

בְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachin a month

Lemma: יֶ֫רַח (ye.rach) · Strong's: H3391

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: month

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 2:2, Deuteronomy 21:13, Deuteronomy 33:14, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 6:38, 1 Kings 8:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3391; TAHOT Zechariah 11:8 word 5

אֶחָ֑ד'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Zechariah 11:8 word 6

וַתִּקְצַ֤רva.tik.Tzarand it was short

Lemma: קָצֵר (qa.tser) · Strong's: H7114A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: be short

Used 15 times. Also: Numbers 11:23, Numbers 21:4, Judges 10:16, Judges 16:16, Job 21:4, Psalms 89:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7114A; TAHOT Zechariah 11:8 word 7

נַפְשִׁי֙naf.Shiself my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Zechariah 11:8 word 8

וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Zechariah 11:8 word 9

נַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.Shamself their

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Zechariah 11:8 word 10

בָּחֲלָ֥הba.cha.Lahit loathed

Lemma: בָּחֵל (ba.chal) · Strong's: H0973A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to loath

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0973A; TAHOT Zechariah 11:8 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And in one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
month	→	יֶ֫רַח H3391 month
I dismissed	→	כָּחַד H3582 to hide
three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
shepherds	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
My soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself
grew impatient	→	קָצֵר H7114A be short
with [the flock]	→
and their souls	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself
also	→	גַּם H1571 also
detested	→	בָּחֵל H0973A to loath
me	→

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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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