Hebrew Interlinear
Joel 1:2 Interlinear
“Hear this ye old men and give ear all ye inhabitants of the land Hath this been in your days or even Hath this been in your days of your fathers”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שִׁמְעוּ | H8085 | Hear | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 2 | זֹאת֙ | H2063 | this (often used adverb) | |
| 3 | הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים | H2205 | this ye old men | old |
| 4 | וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ | H238 | and give ear | to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e., (by implication) to listen |
| 5 | כֹּ֖ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 6 | יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י | H3427 | all ye inhabitants | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 7 | הָאָ֑רֶץ | H776 | of the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 8 | הֶהָ֤יְתָה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 9 | זֹּאת֙ | H2063 | this (often used adverb) | |
| 10 | בִּימֵ֥י | H3117 | Hath this been in your days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 11 | וְאִ֖ם | H518 | or even | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not |
| 12 | בִּימֵ֥י | H3117 | Hath this been in your days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 13 | אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ | H1 | of your fathers | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
Verse Context
Joel 1:1The word of the LORD that came to Joel...
Joel 1:2 (current)Hear this ye old men and give ear all ye inhabitants of the land Hath this been in your days or even Hath this been in your days of your fathers
Joel 1:3 and their children Tell and their children and their children and their children...