Hebrew Interlinear

Zephaniah 2:5 Interlinear

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

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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