Hebrew Interlinear
Zephaniah 2:14 Interlinear
“shall lie down in the midst And flocks of her all the beasts of the nations both the cormorant and the bittern in the upper lintels shall lodge of it their voice shall sing in the windows desolation shall be in the thresholds the cedar work for he shall uncover”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְרָבְצ֨וּ | H7257 | shall lie down | to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed |
| 2 | בְתוֹכָ֤הּ | H8432 | in the midst | a bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center |
| 3 | עֲדָרִים֙ | H5739 | And flocks | an arrangement, i.e., muster (of animals) |
| 4 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 5 | חַיְתוֹ | H2416 | of her all the beasts | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 6 | ג֔וֹי | H1471 | of the nations | a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts |
| 7 | גַּם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 8 | קָאַת֙ | H6893 | both the cormorant | probably the pelican (from vomiting) |
| 9 | גַּם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 10 | קִפֹּ֔ד | H7090 | and the bittern | a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form) |
| 11 | בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ | H3730 | in the upper lintels | a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e., the capital of a column, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum |
| 12 | יָלִ֑ינוּ | H3885 | shall lodge | to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) |
| 13 | ק֠וֹל | H6963 | of it their voice | a voice or sound |
| 14 | יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר | H7891 | shall sing | to sing |
| 15 | בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ | H2474 | in the windows | a window (as perforated) |
| 16 | חֹ֣רֶב | H2721 | desolation | drought or desolation |
| 17 | בַּסַּ֔ף | H5592 | shall be in the thresholds | a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine) |
| 18 | כִּ֥י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 19 | אַרְזָ֖ה | H731 | the cedar work | cedar wainscoating |
| 20 | עֵרָֽה׃ | H6168 | for he shall uncover | to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish |
Verse Context
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Zephaniah 2:14 (current)shall lie down in the midst And flocks of her all the beasts of the nations both the cormorant and the bittern in the upper lintels shall lodge of it their voice shall sing in the windows desolation shall be in the thresholds the cedar work for he shall uncover
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