Hebrew Interlinear

Zechariah 7:11 Interlinear

“But they refused to hearken and pulled away the shoulder their ears and stopped that they should not hear”

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Zechariah 7 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ	H3985	But they refused	to refuse
2	לְהַקְשִׁ֔יב	H7181	to hearken	to prick up the ears, i.e., hearken
3	וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ	H5414	and pulled away	to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
4	כָתֵ֖ף	H3802	the shoulder	the shoulder (proper, i.e., upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anythi
5	סֹרָ֑רֶת	H5637		to turn away, i.e., (morally) be refractory
6	וְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם	H241	their ears	broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
7	הִכְבִּ֥ידוּ	H3513	and stopped	to be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same
8	מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃	H8085	that they should not hear	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Zechariah 7:11 (current)But they refused to hearken and pulled away the shoulder their ears and stopped that they should not hear