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And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years? (KJV)
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לֵאמֹ֗רle.Morto say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 1
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 7:3 word 2
הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.Nimthe priests
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 3
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 4
לְבֵית\־le.veit-[belonged] to [the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 5
יְהוָ֣הYah.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 7:3 word 6
צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: Hosts
Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 7
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and 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 7:3 word 8
הַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophets
Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: prophet
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 9
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 10
הַֽאֶבְכֶּה֙ha.'ev.Keh¿ will I weep
Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to weep
Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 37:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1058; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 11
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshin the month
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 12
הַחֲמִשִׁ֔יha.cha.mi.Shi<the> fifth
Lemma: חֲמִישִׁי (cha.mi.shi) · Strong's: H2549
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: fifth
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 1:23, Genesis 30:17, Genesis 47:24, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2549; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 13
הִנָּזֵ֕רhi.na.Zerwill I consecrate myself?
Lemma: נָזַר (na.zar) · Strong's: H5144A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to dedicate
Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 15:31, Leviticus 22:2, Ezekiel 14:7, Hosea 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5144A; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 14
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 15
עָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiI have done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 16
זֶ֖הzehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 17
כַּמֶּ֥הka.Mehhow many?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 18
שָׁנִֽים\׃\ \פsha.Nimyears
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Zechariah 7:3 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| by asking | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the priests | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| of the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| of Hosts | → | צָבָא H6635B Hosts |
| as well as | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the prophets | → | נָבִיא H5030 prophet |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Should I weep | → | בָּכָה H1058 to weep |
| and fast | → | נָזַר H5144A to dedicate |
| in the fifth | → | חֲמִישִׁי H2549 fifth |
| month | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
| as | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| I have done | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| these | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| many | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
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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