Hebrew Interlinear

Zephaniah 2:7 Interlinear

And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah they shall feed of the house of Ashkelon in the evening shall they lie down shall visit for the LORD their God them and turn away their captivity

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהָ֣יָהH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2חֶ֗בֶלH2256And the coastruin
3לִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתH7611shall be for the remnanta remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
4בְּבָתֵּ֣יH1004of the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
5יְהוּדָ֖הH3063of Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
6עֲלֵיהֶ֣םH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7יִרְע֑וּןH7462they shall feedto tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
8בְּבָתֵּ֣יH1004of the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
9אַשְׁקְל֗וֹןH831of Ashkelonashkelon, a place in palestine
10בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙H6153in the eveningdusk
11יִרְבָּצ֔וּןH7257shall they lie downto crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
12כִּ֧יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
13יִפְקְדֵ֛םH6485shall visitto visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
14יְהוָ֥הH3068for the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
15אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖םH430their Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
16וְשָׁ֥בH7725them and turn awayto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
17שְׁבִותָֽם׃H7622their captivityexile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity

Verse Context

Zephaniah 2:6 coast And the sea shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds...
Zephaniah 2:7 (current) And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah they shall feed of the house of Ashkelon in the evening shall they lie down shall visit for the LORD their God them and turn away their captivity
Zephaniah 2:8I have heard the reproach of Moab and the revilings of the children of Ammon...

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