Zechariah
Zechariah 4:2–3
2“What do you see?” he asked.
“I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps. 3There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Zechariah 4:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מָ֥ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| see | רֹאֶ֑ה | rō·’eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| he asked | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I see | רָאִ֣יתִי׀ | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| a solid gold | זָהָ֨ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| lampstand | מְנוֹרַת֩ | mə·nō·w·raṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4501 lampstand |
| I replied | וַיֹּאמֶר | way·yō·mɛr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| with | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a bowl | וְגֻלָּ֣הּ | wə·ḡul·lå̄h | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H1543 basin, bowl |
| at | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the top | רֹאשָׁ֗הּ | rō·šāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7218 head |
| and seven | וְשִׁבְעָ֤ה | wə·šiḇ·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| lamps | נֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ | nê·rō·ṯe·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5216 lamp |
| on it | עָלֶ֔יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| with seven | וְשִׁבְעָה֙ | wə·šiḇ·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| spouts | מֽוּצָק֔וֹת | mū·ṣā·qō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4166 poured, casting |
| to the lamps | לַנֵּר֖וֹת | lan·nê·rō·wṯ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5216 lamp |
Zechariah 4:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There are also two | וּשְׁנַ֥יִם | ū·šə·na·yim | Conjunctive waw; Number - md | H8147 two |
| olive trees | זֵיתִ֖ים | zê·ṯîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
| beside it | עָלֶ֑יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| one | אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| on the right | מִימִ֣ין | mî·mîn | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3225 right hand |
| of the bowl | הַגֻּלָּ֔ה | hag·gul·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1543 basin, bowl |
| and the other | וְאֶחָ֖ד | wə·’e·ḥāḏ | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| its left | שְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃ | śə·mō·lāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8040 the left |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 4:2 Revelation 4:5 · Revelation 1:12 · Matthew 5:14–16 · Zechariah 5:2 · Exodus 25:31–38 · Jeremiah 52:19
Zechariah 4:3 Revelation 11:4 · Zechariah 4:14 · Romans 11:17 · Zechariah 4:11–12 · Romans 11:24 · Judges 9:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.