Zechariah 14:8 Go deeper
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And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֣ה\׀ve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 1
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 2
הַה֗וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 3
יֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'Uthey will go out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to come out: issue
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Exodus 8:18, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318L; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 4
מַֽיִם\־ma.yim-waters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 5
חַיִּים֙chai.Yimliving
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 6
מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.Limfrom Jerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 7
חֶצְיָ֗םchetz.Yamhalf of them
Lemma: חֲצִי (che.tsi) · Strong's: H2677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: half
Used 125 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2677; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 8
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 9
הַיָּם֙hai.Yamthe sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 10
הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.Ni<the> eastern
Lemma: קַדְמֹנִי (qad.mo.ni) · Strong's: H6931G
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: eastern
Used 6 times. Also: Job 18:20, Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:1, Ezekiel 47:18, Joel 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6931G; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 11
וְחֶצְיָ֖םve.chetz.Yamand half of them
Lemma: חֲצִי (che.tsi) · Strong's: H2677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: half
Used 125 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2677; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 12
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 13
הַיָּ֣םhai.Yamthe sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 14
הָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.Ron<the> western
Lemma: אַחֲרוֹן (a.cha.ron) · Strong's: H0314
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: last
Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 33:2, Exodus 4:8, Numbers 2:31, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 13:9, Deuteronomy 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0314; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 15
בַּקַּ֥יִץba.Ka.yitzin the summer
Lemma: קַ֫יִץ (qa.yits) · Strong's: H7019
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: summer
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, 2 Samuel 16:1, 2 Samuel 16:2, Psalms 32:4, Psalms 74:17, Proverbs 6:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7019; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 16
וּבָחֹ֖רֶףu.va.Cho.refand in the winter
Lemma: חֹ֫רֶף (cho.reph) · Strong's: H2779
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: autumn
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, Job 29:4, Psalms 74:17, Proverbs 20:4, Jeremiah 36:22, Amos 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2779; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 17
יִֽהְיֶֽה\׃Yih.Yehit will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Zechariah 14:8 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| on that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| living | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| will flow out | → | יָצָא H3318L to come out: issue |
| from Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| half | → | חֲצִי H2677 half |
| of it toward | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the Eastern | → | קַדְמֹנִי H6931G eastern |
| Sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| and the other half | → | חֲצִי H2677 half |
| toward | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the Western | → | אַחֲרוֹן H0314 last |
| Sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| in summer | → | קַ֫יִץ H7019 summer |
| and winter alike | → | חֹ֫רֶף H2779 autumn |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
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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