Zechariah 9:17 Go deeper
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For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. (KJV)
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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 9:17 word 1
מַה\־mah-how!
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 9:17 word 2
טּוּב֖וֹtu.Vo[will be] goodness its
Lemma: טוּב (tuv) · Strong's: H2898
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: goodness
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 24:10, Genesis 45:18, Genesis 45:20, Genesis 45:23, Exodus 33:19, Deuteronomy 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2898; TAHOT Zechariah 9:17 word 3
וּמַה\־u.mah-and how!
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 9:17 word 4
יָפְי֑וֹya.fe.Yo[will be] beauty its
Lemma: יֳפִי (yo.phi) · Strong's: H3308
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 19 times. Also: Esther 1:11, Psalms 45:11, Psalms 50:2, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 31:30, Isaiah 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3308; TAHOT Zechariah 9:17 word 5
דָּגָן֙da.Gangrain
Lemma: דָּגָן (da.gan) · Strong's: H1715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: grain
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:37, Numbers 18:12, Numbers 18:27, Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1715; TAHOT Zechariah 9:17 word 6
בַּֽחוּרִ֔יםba.chu.Rimyoung men
Lemma: בָּחוּר (ba.chur) · Strong's: H0970
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: youth
Used 44 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:25, Judges 14:10, Ruth 3:10, 1 Samuel 8:16, 1 Samuel 9:2, 2 Kings 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0970; TAHOT Zechariah 9:17 word 7
וְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshand new wine
Lemma: תִּירוֹשׁ (ti.rosh) · Strong's: H8492
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: new wine
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:37, Numbers 18:12, Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8492; TAHOT Zechariah 9:17 word 8
יְנוֹבֵ֥בye.no.Vevit will cause to thrive
Lemma: נוּב (nuv) · Strong's: H5107
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to bear fruit
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 62:10, Psalms 92:14, Proverbs 10:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5107; TAHOT Zechariah 9:17 word 9
בְּתֻלֽוֹת\׃be.tu.Lotyoung women
Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: virgin
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 21:3, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT Zechariah 9:17 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| How | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| lovely they will be | → | טוּב H2898 goodness |
| and how | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| beautiful | → | יֳפִי H3308 beauty |
| Grain | → | דָּגָן H1715 grain |
| will make the young men | → | בָּחוּר H0970 youth |
| flourish | → | נוּב H5107 to bear fruit |
| and new wine | → | תִּירוֹשׁ H8492 new wine |
| the young women | → | בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin |
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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