Hebrew Interlinear

Zephaniah 2:5 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Zephaniah 2:5, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

Woe thee that there shall be no inhabitant coast of the sea the nation of the Cherethites the word of the LORD is against you O Canaan the land of the Philistines I will even destroy thee that there shall be no inhabitant

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ה֗וֹיH1945Woeoh!
2יוֹשֵֽׁב׃H3427thee that there shall be no inhabitantproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
3חֶ֥בֶלH2256coastruin
4הַיָּ֖םH3220of the seaa sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
5גּ֣וֹיH1471the nationa foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
6כְּרֵתִ֑יםH3774of the Cherethitesa kerethite or life-guardsman
7דְּבַרH1697the worda word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
8יְהוָ֣הH3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
9עֲלֵיכֶ֗םH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
10כְּנַ֙עַן֙H3667is against you O Canaankenaan, a son a ham; also the country inhabited by him
11אֶ֣רֶץH776the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
12פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430of the Philistinesa pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth
13וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְH6I will even destroyproperly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
14מֵאֵ֥יןH369a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
15יוֹשֵֽׁב׃H3427thee that there shall be no inhabitantproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

Geographic Context

Verse Context

Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza shall be forsaken and Ashkelon a desolation...
Zephaniah 2:5 (current)Woe thee that there shall be no inhabitant coast of the sea the nation of the Cherethites the word of the LORD is against you O Canaan the land of the Philistines I will even destroy thee that there shall be no inhabitant
Zephaniah 2:6 coast And the sea shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds...

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