Hebrew Interlinear
Zephaniah 3:7 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Zephaniah 3:7, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“I said Surely thou wilt fear me thou wilt receive instruction should not be cut off so their dwelling howsoever I punished them but they rose early and corrupted all their doings”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אָמַ֜רְתִּי | H559 | I said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | אַךְ | H389 | a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only | |
| 3 | תִּירְאִ֤י | H3372 | Surely thou wilt fear | to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten |
| 4 | אוֹתִי֙ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 5 | תִּקְחִ֣י | H3947 | me thou wilt receive | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 6 | מוּסָ֔ר | H4148 | instruction | properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint |
| 7 | וְלֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 8 | יִכָּרֵ֣ת | H3772 | should not be cut off | to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt |
| 9 | מְעוֹנָ֔הּ | H4583 | so their dwelling | an abode, of god (the tabernacle or the temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum) |
| 10 | כֹּ֥ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 11 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | howsoever | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc |
| 12 | פָּקַ֖דְתִּי | H6485 | I punished | to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc |
| 13 | עָלֶ֑יהָ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 14 | אָכֵן֙ | H403 | them but | firmly; figuratively, surely; also (adversative) but |
| 15 | הִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ | H7925 | they rose early | literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e., to start early in the morning |
| 16 | הִשְׁחִ֔יתוּ | H7843 | and corrupted | to decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) |
| 17 | כֹּ֖ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 18 | עֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃ | H5949 | all their doings | an exploit (of god), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
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Zephaniah 3:7 (current)I said Surely thou wilt fear me thou wilt receive instruction should not be cut off so their dwelling howsoever I punished them but they rose early and corrupted all their doings
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