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Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. (KJV)

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נְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haprophets its

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 Zephaniah 3:4 word 1

פֹּֽחֲזִ֔יםpo.cha.Zim[are] insolent

Lemma: פָּחַז (pa.chaz) · Strong's: H6348

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: be reckless

Used 2 times. Also: Judges 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6348; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:4 word 2

אַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.Sheimen of

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:4 word 3

בֹּֽגְד֑וֹתbo.ge.Dottreacheri<es>

Lemma: בֹּגְדוֹת (bo.ge.dot) · Strong's: H0900

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: treachery

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0900; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:4 word 4

כֹּהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ko.ha.Nei.hapriests its

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 Zephaniah 3:4 word 5

חִלְּלוּ\־chi.le.lu-they profane

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to profane/begin: profane

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:8, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:4 word 6

קֹ֔דֶשׁKo.desh[the] sanctuary

Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G

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

Meaning: holiness

Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:4 word 7

חָמְס֖וּcha.me.Suthey do violence to

Lemma: חָמַס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2554

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to injure

Used 8 times. Also: Job 15:33, Job 21:27, Proverbs 8:36, Jeremiah 13:22, Jeremiah 22:3, Lamentations 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2554; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:4 word 8

תּוֹרָֽה\׃to.Rah[the] law

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

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

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:4 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Her prophets	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
are reckless	→	פָּחַז H6348 be reckless
faithless	→	בֹּגְדוֹת H0900 treachery
men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
Her priests	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
profane	→	חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane
the sanctuary	→	קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness
they do violence to	→	חָמַס H2554 to injure
the law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction

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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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